Wednesday, January 26, 2011

FPIC: 3 TO 5 YEARS NEEDED TO CLEAN MAKATI OIL LEAK


By Lynda Jumilla, ABS-CBN News
makati west toweA consultant of the First Philippine Industrial Corp. (FPIC) said on Tuesday it would take 3 to 5 years to clean up a portion of Bangkal, Makati affected by the company's leaking petroleum pipeline.

At a hearing of the Senate environment and health committees, FPIC, however, expressed confidence that residents of West Tower Condominium – whose basement served as a catch basin for the leak – could return to their units by July this year.
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