Leak an isolated case, says FPIC By Benjamin B. Pulta 12/04/2010

Leak an isolated case, says FPIC

By Benjamin B. Pulta 12/04/2010

Lawyers of the Lopez-controlled First Philippine Industrial Corp. (FPIC) are asking the Supreme Court (SC) to take a second look at the writ issued by the tribunal suspending the operation of its 117-kilometer petroleum supply pipeline which supplied 60 percent of the fuel supply for Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

In a 32-page pleading, FPIC through its lawyers Mario Bautista and Jaime Hofilena said it “has exercised the required reasonable diligence to secure the safety of the pipelines and reduce all environmental degradation risks to the minimum.”

“FPIC ... cannot be deemed an insurer against any and all risks pertaining to the operation of its business. But even as FPIC maintains that it has not violated any laws, it has engaged the services of experts to assist in ascertaining what the cause or causes of the leak was/were,” they stressed.

FPIC filed the return in connection with a suit filed by residents of West Tower Condominium seeking a closure of the entire pipeline in the meantime..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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