Lopez firm faces another pollution complaint
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The Lopez-owned First Philippine Industrial Corp. (FPIC) could be assessed additional P200,000 per day, on top of the P24-million penalty for the petroleum leak at the basement of the West Tower Condominium in Barangay Bangkal, Makati for dumping fuel- contaminated water into the sewage of the city which could affect two other neighboring cities. Lawyer Lorna Kapunan, legal counsel for the West Tower residents, told a press forum in Quezon City that a complaint against FPIC was filed with the National Capital Region of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-NCR) on Aug. 5, 2011 and is now pending with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) for submission to the Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB). If found to have indeed been dumping contaminated water into the estero and sewage system, FPIC would be again assessed P200,000 per day since the violation would be found to have started as complained by the residents, DENR-PAB Secretary Jonas Leones said. The PAB earlier had penalized the FPIC with P24.2 million fine for the petroleum leak that started on July 12, 2010 when the leak was discovered until it had been plugged. The leak which forced some 250 residents to abandon the 22-story condominium was believed to have seeped through the ground water in the said barangay..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20111012met4.html
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yuk. mga hlang talaga kaluluws ng mga lopez ah.
"Barangay Bangkal and condominium residents led by Thelma Santos and architect Robert Dimayuga, respectively, said the Lopez-owned FPIC and its contractor have been discharging contaminated water from the basement of West Tower building directly into the Makati sewage system. West Tower consultant Sonny de Castro said at the same forum that contaminated water being siphoned by FPIC contractor Bensan Industies Inc. from the basement of the West Tower condominium is directly dumped into Estero Tripa de Gallina which flows through the cities of Makati, Pasay and Parañaque. Worse, the residents said, FPIC contractors which treat toxic wastewater, the Waste Solutions and Management Services and CH2MHill, are not authorized to treat toxic waste."
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