Accountability, aid for Leyte fishers urged after submarine cable oil leak
Environmental groups are calling on the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to provide compensation and address the environmental damage caused by a mineral oil leak from a submarine cable off Tabango town, Leyte, urging accountability for affected fishing communities.
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