Punta Engaño residents: Stop health risks!

OVER 300 residents from four sitios in Barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City have filed a petition against the continued shipwrecking operation of m/v Diamond Highway in Sitio Proper Jansen despite a cease and desist order issued by the Lapu-Lapu City Government last January 2024.

Cease and desist The CDO was issued by Mayor Chan on Jan. 31 to prohibit the dismantling or the cutting of the ship’s parts.The CDO was a response to complaints from around 200 residents of Sitios Tulo, Lupa, and Malingin, as well as a nearby compound, who claimed to have suffered from skin rashes, throat irritation, and cough caused by dust emissions from the shipbreaking operations of m/v Diamond Highway.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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