THE impact of the oil spill would have been less damaging if only the head of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was aware of certain remedies that were readily available for such maritime accidents, former Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said.

"Authorities should have enough knowledge about incidents like this oil spill," Roque said in an interview over the weekend. "Why is it that they have no knowledge about tapping certain remedies that could have prevented the oil spill from spreading."

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