Senators will write and ask President Ferdinand ‘’Bongbong’’ Marcos Jr. to find out who will orchestrate the varied responses of many government agencies to the MT Princess Empress oil spill disaster.

Senate President Loren Legarda and Senator Cynthia Villar made the agreement as they asked the heads or representatives of various government agencies whether or not there was someone wielding the baton to ensure a synchronized government response to the oil spill.

‘’Yah, susulat kami. (Yes. I write the President). I will talk to Secretary (Carlito)  Galvez (Jr.) baka he can take over kasi sya naman ang pinaka senior (maybe he can take over since he is the most senior),’’ Villar, chairwoman of the Senate Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee, said.

Legarda agreed with Villar that they should ask the President to name a person who could orchestrate government response and positions of various agencies.

She asked government agencies to clarify their roles regarding the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro.

Legarda stressed the need for a concerted action for containing, removing, and mitigating the damages caused by the spill, as well as addressing its impacts to health and livelihood.

"There should be one head," Legarda said, as she called for a "coherent, comprehensive response" to the oil spill.

"We cannot have different agencies -- while well-meaning, well-funded, have the resources -- [working] without a head," she pointed out.

She said that under Republic Act (RA) No. 10121, the NDRRMC was tasked to provide for a framework and coordinate efforts for such disasters.

‘’Give me somebody who will be my partner,’’ Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor said of the need for the national government to appoint one he could work with in effecting government responses to the oil spill.

After the more than four hours of committee hearing, Villar said she was satisfied,’ ’at least we understand the problem.’’

‘’Before we came here di namin alam pero ngayon nakita niyo ano role ng (we did not know the roles of) DENR (Department of Environment and Natural Resources), PCG (Philippine Coast Guard), DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development), DOH (Department of Health) and DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment. DOLE, DSWD and the NDRRMC will help because they have the funds),’’ she explained.

Based on the Guimaras oil spill years ago where the clean up was done in 21 days, Villar said she is assuming 30 days but fishermen in the areas affected by MT Princess Empress might take six months before they could go back to sea.

Villar said government must now finance the livelihood of residents in the Oriental Mindoro,and parts of Antique and Palawan affected by the oil spill.

‘’They can’t fish, nagkakasakit sila, nagkakasakit ang mga taong malapit sa coastal area (they are ailing, particularly the people residing in the coastal areas),’’ she added.

The governments of Japan, South Korea and the United States said they would help in containing the oil spill.