THE Manila city government on Wednesday shut down the private fuel depot in Pandacan that had leaked oil into the Pasig River.

Manila’s Risk Reduction Chief Gilbert Celestino, Bureau of Permits Licensing Officer Richard Zacharias, Manila Police Station 6 Commander SPO1 Aurencio Sedanto and representatives from the Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fire handed the closure order to Mark Anthony Co, who said he represents the owner of Larraine’s Marketing, the company which runs the depot.

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