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When a Million Liters Sank: Manila Bay's Silent Poisoning
When a Million Liters Sank: Manila Bay's Silent Poisoning
Fear for livelihoods and a hidden toxic rush: 1,494,000 liters of industrial fuel oil lay 34 meters below Manila Bay before the first visible slick reached shore - and fish in Cavite tested positive for petrochemicals before anyone saw oil on the water. How did contamination move through the food chain while officials were still counting valves and survivors?
In this episode, we recount the sequence of events from the capsizing through the early response, detailing the human toll, salvage efforts, and environmental measurements that…
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