Showing posts with label oil spill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil spill. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Oil spill off MIndoro from Empress Princess poses threat to burgeoning tourism in Palawan and Panay??

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The oil spill off Mindoro recently bearing 800 metric tons of fuel, is rapidly spreading and is spoiling the pristine beaches and water at our famed great beaches and waters.  While cruise ships are flocking to Boracay and Palawan, each tourist estimated to be spending $100 per day during the visit, the tourist attractiveness at the said sites:   San Vicente, Boracay Taytay can go down to zero

Al ready there are cancellations from tourists to Mindoro

Even Verde Island one of the  famous dive sites is imperiled

Our  hope for economic recovery after pandemic and efforts to attract tourists is going to naught

All ready blame is being pointed to the  regulatory agencies by the investigating bodies and some members of these agencies are recommended to be suspended.  Indeed why so much negligence, lack of effectiveness happen despite a huge bureaucracy with bloated salary expense.  Trouble is there are so many agencies involved in regulating ships in the country:   MARINA, PCG etc.  

One silly oil spill is alll that it takes to spoil the  countrĂ½s competitive advantage in a flash