Speaker Jose de Venecia (above, holding result of voting), with House justice committee chairman Simeon Datumanong (shaking hands with de Venecia), Deputy Speaker Raul V. del Mar (right), and other House leaders, celebrates victory. (AP photo)
CEBU CITY -- The surface waters off Madridejos town in Bantayan Island in northern Cebu turned oily Thursday, raising fears that the massive oil spill in Guimaras has already reached and contaminated the Visayan seas.
Both Madridejos Mayor Lety Mancio and environmental lawyer Antonio Oposa confirmed an oil sheen that turned the seawaters off Madridejos into greasy-like liquid that glints in sunlight.
CEBU CITY -- Through their numerical superiority, allies of Malacañang in the House of Representatives trashed the second bid to impeach President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
MANILA -- An official of Petron Corporation on Thursday said the company would not leave the Guimaras area until it completely cleans the sea and coastlines of the bunker oil that is leaking from a chartered tanker that sank off the island about two weeks ago.
BACOLOD CITY (Updated 5 p.m.) -- The ship captain of the sunken vessel, M/T Solar 1, said he was sorry of the incident, the sinking of the tanker that leads to the oil slick affecting three provinces in the Visayas, saying "it's God's will".
