Quick response contains fire aboard tanker at Ormoc Port

TACLOBAN CITY— A fire triggered by an explosion aboard a motor tanker at GGC Port in Barangay Punta, Ormoc City, Leyte, was quickly brought under control Tuesday morning with no injuries or fatalities reported among the vessel’s crew. The incident involving MTKR Matipuno occurred around 10:05 a.m. on Tuesday, prompting personnel from the Coast Guard Station