Present during the meeting are members of the PIP WISE Committee and MTSC officers, namely (from left to right): 1st row- MTSC President and Director Capt. Ebenezer G. Tañada, Jr., Capt. Leo Soriano (Shell), Engr. Marvin Dela Fuente (Isla LPG), MTSC Chief Finance Officer Randy Gampong; 2nd row – Ms. Nimfa Villamayor (PIP), Engr. John Willer Salle (Petron), Engr. Gian Carlo (Petron), Engr. Chito Barba (Petron), Engr. Jose Solomon (PTT), Engr. Ed Villena (Chevron), Ms. Dessa Diasanta (Chevron), Engr. Reymond Dimitui (PTT), Engr. Eladio Ablaza III (Total), and PIP Executive Director Raffy Capinpin.

PIP WISE PHILIPPINES AND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. The Philippine Institute of Petroleum (PIP) member companies recently renewed and strengthened its Waterborne Industry Oil Spill Equipment (WISE) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Malayan Towage and Salvage Corporation (MTSC) to another 5 years until 2028.

The WISE Memorandum of Agreement among PIP member companies was first initiated by PIP’s Health Safety Environment (HSE) & Marine Committee in 2009 essentially to contract a reputable Tier 2 Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) in the Philippines, founded on the basic principles of PIP of creating a venue for the sharing, preservation and refinement of best practices in the field of Quality, Security, Safety, Health & Environment.

The specific objectives of PIP’s WISE Memorandum of Agreement includes the following:

• Establish a cooperative solution to address the environmental impact of an oil spill that may be brought by any unfavorable incident in the water borne supply operations of the members of PIP.
• To contract a credible in-country oil spill response service provider to respond in the event of an oil spill (Tier II) incident in the Philippines on 24/7 “on-call” (Philippine-wide Coverage).
• To maintain a stockpile of Oil Spill Equipment, Tugs & Spill Response Boats & other equipment, strategically located in various Ports of operation of the members of PIP. Oil Industry.
• To undertake at least 3 oil spill response drills per year (desktop or actual) where PIP members and MTSC can test its readiness and develop best practices in responding to oil spills.

The PIP member companies include: Chevron Philippines, Inc., Isla LPG Corporation, Petron Corporation, PTT Philippines Corporation, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, and Total Energies.