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Canete and other residents have filled several sacks with debris. 

People look at oil-stained trash littering the beach.

Danilo Canete shows debris covered in oil washing ashore. 

Canete insists they can go out and fish despite the oil spill. 

He claims the local government has only given them 2 kilos of rice as assistance. 

He says they eat their catch themselves to ensure its safety. 

Canete says even if they do go out, no one will buy their catch. 

Canete says the local government has barred them from fishing. 

Canete shows his hands stained with oil from the sunken ship. 

Seaweed and trash mixe together and are coated in oil. 

Alexis Carlo Corpuz

Maria Tan

ABS-CBN News

Hands covered in oil, 52-year old Danilo Cañete sighs before picking up seaweed coated in slick black oil. Just another piece of trash to add the sacks full of oil-covered debris washing ashore in Tanza, Cavite. A faint metallic smell mixes with the sea breeze, adding only to the somber mood around Amaya V, a small barangay in Tanza, Cavite. The coastal community, composed mostly of fisherfolk, is reeling from the twin effects of the typhoon Carina-enhanced habagat and the sinking of MT Terra Nova. &quot;Sana matulungan kami ng gobyerno kasi hindi kami nakakalaot at pinagbawalan kami mangisda. Para daw ligtas ang mga tao at hindi makakain ng langis sa dagat,” Cañete said.(Hopefully the government can help us because we cant go out to sea and we are not allowed to fish. So people stay safe and don’t consume oil.)<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/30/bfar-test-shows-negative-traces-of-oil-spill-in-bataan-fish-samples-1814">BFAR test shows negative traces of oil spill in Bataan fish samples</a></div>He insists they can go out and fish, despite the oil spill. But no one will buy their catch and risk their health. &quot;Sa ngayon hindi pa kami nakakalaot kasi nga dumating na dito yung langis. Pwede naman sana pumalaot pero yung mga isda namin hindi na mabili kasi ayaw na kumain ng mga tao ng isda. Iniiwasan nila.&quot;(As of now we cant go out because of the oil. We could,  but no one is willing to buy our fish and eat it. They’re avoiding it.)<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/7/29/pagtagas-ng-langis-mula-mt-terra-nova-nabawasan-na-1816">Pagtagas ng langis mula MT Terra Nova nabawasan na</a></div>He said he and other fishermen take precautions and ensure the fish is safe to eat.&quot;Tinetesting muna namin sa mga alaga naming mga hayop o kami muna ang kumakain kasi sayang naman. Kung hindi makakaapekto sa tao saka namin ititinda sa murang presyo.&quot;(We test it first on our pets or we eat the fish ourselves so it doesn’t go to waste. If there are no ill-effects, that’s when we’ll sell it cheap.)<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/30/pcg-observes-very-minimal-oil-sheen-along-manila-shoreline-1416">PCG observes &#x27;very minimal&#x27; oil sheen along Manila shoreline</a></div>For now, all they can do is hope for help. &quot;Sa ngayon wala pa pong tulong ang local government maliban sa dalawang kilo ng bigas galing sa munisipyo.&quot;(As of now, we haven&#x27;t received help from the local government, aside from the 2 kilos of rice.)With that, Cañete looks along the coast littered with trash gleaming under the sun. Ready to pick each and every one if need be so he can go back and make a living.

Brgy. Amaya V in Tanza, Cavite is feeling the effects of the oil spill from the sunken MT Terra Nova.

Brgy. Amaya V in Tanza, Cavite is feeling the effects of the oil spill from the sunken MT Terra Nova.

IN PHOTOS: Cavite village reels from oil spill

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IN PHOTOS: Cavite village reels from oil spill

Alexis Carlo Corpuz,

Maria Tan,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 30, 2024 08:53 PM PHT

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