Vessel owner in Subic dumping issue sees no need for VFA

Mateo Mayuga, an ex-Philippine Navy chief and now CEO of the waste disposal vessel that allegedly dumped wastes into Subic Bay, faced the media on November 12 and denied that Glenn Defense Marine Asia will invoke a treaty to avoid prosecution. Glenn Defense is a 3rd party contractor of US Navy ships that docked in Subic for naval exercises that are part of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the United States and the Philippines. Mayuga stressed the wastes were pre-treated based on international standards before these were released to the ocean. He said he welcomed the investigation by various government bodies, including that of the Senate and the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), which both claim the vessel dumped toxic waste.


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