Fast response, initiative help AC Energy manage oil spill

AC Energy Head of Plant Operations Gabby Mejia

It was on July 3 when AC Energy Philippines’ Power Barge 102 in Zone 3, Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City met an explosion incident. This led to an oil spill that affected communities in Iloilo and Guimaras.

A SILVER LINING AMID CRISIS

GUIMARASNONS SEE OIL SPILL CRISIS A ‘BLESSING IN DISGUISE’

Amidst the oil spill crisis and challenges brought by the recent pandemic, Arturo sees a silver lining and stays strong with a positive disposition.

Lost livelihood, environmental damages, and challenging crisis – these are the words that people commonly connote to the recent oil spill incident in Iloilo Strait caused by the explosion of a power barge owned by AC Energy Philippines on the evening of July 3. But to the Guimarasnons who volunteered to clean up the oil spill, it is a “blessing in disguise”.