(Unsplash) Senator Rafael ‘’Raffy’' Tulfo is coordinating with Malacañang and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) in efforts to solve the Occidental Mindoro energy crisis. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, said that he already called Malacañang to ask for an...
Rowena Guanzon P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon is calling on the government to do something--anything--to address the 20-hour blackouts besetting Occidental Mindoro. For Guanzon, it's the schoolchildren's welfare that's at stake, since the outages are occurring in the middle of summer. "20...
(Unsplash) The Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) supposed inaction on the needs of the National Power Corporation (Napocor) has resulted to the 20-hour power outages besetting Occidental Mindoro every day. This was the claim Sunday, April 23 of Romblon lone district Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona,...
A mobile water filtration truck was deployed by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to Oriental Mindoro on Saturday, April 22, to ensure that residents affected by the oil spill will have potable water. (Photo by Office of Civil Defense - Mimaropa) The OCD regional office in Mimaropa (Region 4B) said...
The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring the quality of drinking water in Oriental Mindoro amid the massive oil spill in the province that has since spread to other areas. (Office of Civil Defense Administrator, Assistant Secretary Ariel Nepomuceno speaks during a coordination meeting of the...
The Office of Vice President Sara Duterte continued to extend assistance to communities in Oriental Mindoro that were affected by the oil spill. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) conducts a relief mission in Oriental Mindoro. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) In a press release, the OVP...
Ten out of the 11 remaining leakages from the sunken motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress have already been sealed as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Monday, April 17, the “completion” of the underwater operations of the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) of Japan and United States in...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said his administration will give priority attention to the problems that cropped up during the oil spill crisis in Oriental Mindoro, such as the source of potable water for local communities and people's livelihood. *President Marcos assured the people of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured the people of Oriental Mindoro that his administration was looking into the long-term rehabilitation of the province and that he wanted them to have new sources of income and livelihood. *President Marcos leads the distribution of various...
As the government moves to contain the remaining oil spill in Mindoro, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced on Saturday, April 15, the government’s initiatives to move beyond the oil spill cleanup operation and find livelihoods for its victims. (Photo from the Presidential...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is somewhat satisfied with the government's response to the oil spill but told government agencies to pick up the pace as the oil was already reaching the shoreline. *President Marcos conducts an aerial inspection of areas affected by the oil spill in...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assured on Tuesday, April 11, that there is adequate intervention for families and individuals affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, which complements the disaster response operations and efforts of their local government units...
