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Faith Brown with Pam Castro in Manila

Philippines To Deploy Floating Barriers To Contain Oil Spill

Coast guard personnel carry a suction hose for deployment at a port in Limay (Credit: AFP)

The Philippine Coast Guard planned Friday to deploy oil dispersant and floating barriers a day after a tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel sank off Manila.

AFP journalists at the Port of Limay in Bataan province watched coast guard personnel preparing equipment for a boat to be used against the slick in Manila Bay.

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