Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Fish-Vendor-in-the-Philippines-27MZIFVDN7C8.htmlConceptually similarDrying Fish in the PhilippinesGP04Q21Completed★★★★Drying Fish in the PhilippinesGP04Q1YCompleted★★★★Fishing Community in the PhilippinesGP04Q25Completed★★★★Fishing Community in the PhilippinesGP04Q27Completed★★★★Diesel Oil Spill in the PhilippinesGP04Q26Completed★★★★Diesel Oil Spill in the PhilippinesGP04Q1WCompleted★★★★Diesel Oil Spill in the PhilippinesGP04Q1XCompleted★★★★Fishing Community in the PhilippinesGP04Q1HCompleted★★★★Food in Exchange of Diesel Oil from Spill in the PhilippinesGP04Q1UCompleted★★★★View AllGP04Q24Fish Vendor in the PhilippinesFish vendor Gorgonio Soltio, 65, of Barangay Kanluran, Rosario, handles a block of ice. He has stopped vending fish since the diesel oil leak occurred on August 8th, affecting the shorelines of Rosario and other towns in the province of Cavite. Greenpeace laments the serious ecological and health hazards caused by the diesel oil spill that has already damaged the marine environment and threatens the lives and livelihoods of communities in the affected coastal areas.Locations:Asia-Cavite-Philippines-Southeast AsiaDate:10 Aug, 2013Credit:© Jimmy Domingo / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3600px X 2400pxKeywords:Accidents-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Disasters-Fishers-Gasoline-Health-Ice-KWCI (GPI)-Marine pollution-Oceans (campaign title)-Oil (fossil fuel)-Oil (Industry)-Oil spills-Petron Corporation-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Diesel Oil Spill in the PhilippinesA diesel oil leak adversely affects Rosario town, Cavite Province, as the spill occurred near the shore on August 8, 2013. Health authorities issued warnings, a ban on fishing, gathering of shellfish, and recreational activities in the affected areas as the spill may have contaminated marine creatures and may cause harm to human health.On August 12th, two days after these images where taken, the Philippine Coast Guard divers have found a leak in a submerged pipeline of the giant oil firm Petron Corp. off the coast of Cavite, indicating it was the source of the oil spill that turned parts of Manila Bay red and adversely affected at least four coastal towns in the province.
