Saturday, February 19, 2011

Toxic waste threatens sea foods industry

MASANTOL – The sea foods industry in several villages here particularly in barangay Balibago this town has been threatened by the growing problem on toxic waste.

The officials in barangay Balibago have been worrying about the sea foods industry in their place due to toxic waste coming from the Pampanga River.

Virginia Lacap, barangay chair woman, disclosed that the check gate designed to control the entry of toxic waste from the river has been damaged long time before she assumed office.

Lacap said that she has been lobbying with Congresswoman Anna York Bondoc (Fourth District) for several years now for the proposed rehabilitation of the check gate but up to this time Bondoc has remained silent on the request.

Meanwhile, she added that another problem brought about by the damaged check gate is that more than 100 families were regularly submerged to flood water during high tide.

The flood water suspected to be contaminated with the toxic waste freely comes in and out.

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