JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday said the Department of Justice is now leading the case build-up for the possible filing of appropriate civil and criminal charges to be filed in connection with the sinking of MT Princess Empress which caused the Oriental Mindoro oil spill now described as the worst ecological disaster in the country.
“We are sorting out the evidence so that we can file the proper complaint, we can collate all the data necessary to build up a case,” Remulla said. See related story in Nation, A5. The DOJ chief noted new findings indicating that the vessel was not new but was merely rebuilt from scrap twice to convert it into an oil tanker.Remulla said investigators will also look into the angle that the incident has something to do with the company’s huge insurance.
At this week’s Senate hearing, Environment Committee chair Sen. Cynthia Villar disclosed that the vessel owner had not obtained an amended certificate of public conveyance to cover its “new vessel,” the MT Princess Empress, which implies that the latter had no authority to sail.
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