Chemical poured into river causes huge foam in Batangas; 2 persons arrested

Two individuals were arrested in Tuy, Batangas for allegedly throwing chemical wastes into the river at Barangay Bayudbud, police said on Thursday.

Information from Tuy Municipal Police Station identified the suspects as Romano Cabrera, 46; and Mark Anthony Austria, 38.

Photo from Tuy Municipal Police Station

Police had received a call from barangay officials that the suspects were throwing some chemical substance in the river in the afternoon of August 19. They immediately proceeded to the area to verify the information.

The suspects were then caught cleaning 16 drums of chemical substance that was supposedly thrown in the river.

Appropriate charges will be filed against them, police said. —Anna Felicia Bajo/KBK, GMA News