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San Miguel to answer ash dumping row before DENR

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/business/11/10/20160729-san-miguel-jc-1.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA - San Miguel Corp. said it would explain before environment officials on Monday the measures it took to handle ash from its two facilities in Bataan, which reportedly caused some residents to fall ill.The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/06/17/denr-says-investigating-bataan-ash-spill">investigating the alleged ash spill</a> from SMC Consolidated Power Corp.&#x27;s coal-fired power plant and an adjacent Petron Corp. oil refinery in Limay town.San Miguel said both facilities &quot;have provided measures for the proper handling of the ash resulting from its operations.&quot;Petron has been sharing an ash dumping pit with the power plant following allegations its original ash pit had polluted a nearby river.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li>READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/06/17/petron-denies-causing-bataan-ash-spill">Petron denies causing Bataan ash spill</a></li></ul>

San Miguel Corp. said it would explain before environment officials on Monday the measures it took to handle ash from its two facilities in Bataan, which reportedly caused some residents to fall ill.

San Miguel Corp. said it would explain before environment officials on Monday the measures it took to handle ash from its two facilities in Bataan, which reportedly caused some residents to fall ill.