Photo shows the extent of oil spill caused by the sinking of MT Princess Empress off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28, 2023. (File photo courtesy of President Marcos / X account) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) emphasized the need for better response during oil spill incidents as the...
(Philippine Coast Guard) Only about half of the P3-billion total compensation claims in connection with the Oriental Mindoro oil spill have been paid a year after the ecological disaster. Thus, bared Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel, a...
Oriental Mindoro oil spill (Bongbong Marcos/Twitter) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan commended the Department of Justice (DOJ) after it pressed criminal charges against the owners of the M/T Princess Empress--the vessel that caused...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor has ordered the insurance firm of the sunken oil tanker MT Princess Empress to start the distribution of payment to damage claimants on or before September 30 this year. ORIENTAL Mindoro Gov. Bonz Dolor (left) signs an...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said that it is now prioritizing the recovery and rehabilitation of communities affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of M/T Princess Empress in February now that oil spill removal operations have been completed. *Oriental Mindoro oil spill (File photo) *...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have provided a total of P740,000 to some 37 families that have been affected by the oil spill in in Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro. Naujan, Oriental Mindoro residents receive financial assistance...
Nearly four months since motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress sank and triggered a massive oil spill off Oriental Mindoro, the removal of oil from its cargoes has finally been completed, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Saturday, June 17, although monitoring is still being conducted due...
The siphoning operations of the remaining oil from the sunken MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro is expected to be completed on June 19, a Coast Guard official said. Oriental Mindoro oil spill (Bongbong Marcos Twitter) “Hopefully we can beat the target or we can beat the deadline by June 19...
At least 125 liters of industrial fuel oil were extracted from motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress as dynamic support vessel (DSV) Fire Opal intensified its efforts to siphon the remaining oil from the sunken vessel, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Friday, June 2. *DSV Fire Opal extracts...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) A rookie congressman told a handful of government agencies to "get their acts together"--literally--in a bid to establish protocols that can be followed in case of environmental disasters like the MT Princess Empress oil spill. Bicol Saro...
From around 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil, there remain 120,000 to 240,000 liters in the sunken motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has revealed, as oil siphoning finally began to safely extract the chemical substance deep down the waters of Oriental...
A Liberian-registered dynamic support vessel (DSV) will arrive in the country on May 26 to finally drain the cargo fuel from motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress after it sank 400 meters deep off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro nearly three months ago and sparked a massive oil spill. (Photo: PCG) Vice Adm....
