The government shouldn't hold back from spending its resources for the clean-up of the Oriental Mindoro oil spill as well as the indemnification of affected coastal residents. Thus, said House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto as he placed a spotlight on the government’s...
The progressive Makabayan bloc on Thursday, March 16, has called for an investigation by the House of Representatives into the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro that has already affected the livelihood of nearby communities, reached as far as Palawan, and impacted 1.4 million hectares of the Verde...
ILOILO CITY – A team from the University of the Philippines (UP) Visayas is set to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the damage sustained by three barangays in Caluya, Antique from the oil slick from the sunken tanker M/T Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro. A TEAM from the University of...
Senator Cynthia Villar has pushed for assistance to residents who are affected by the damage caused by the oil spill from MT Empress Princess which sank off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro last Feb. 28. The oil spill in the province would surpass the devastation caused by the 2006 Guimaras oil...
Over 100 people were reported to have gotten sick following the oil spill in the coast of Oriental Mindoro, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary and Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that 122 people have fallen ill. Most of the cases experienced headache and...
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 Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), local government units, and the private sector have already provided at least P20-million worth of food and non-food items as resource augmentation to areas affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. Based on the DSWD report as of March...
The weakening of the northeast monsoon, locally referred to as amihan. May result in the oil spill reaching Verde Island Passage and the coastal areas of Batangas, experts from the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute said. The Verde Island Passage (VIP), is dubbed as the global...
Various equipment that came from Japan to help in the clean-up of the oil spill off Oriental Mindoro have arrived in the Philippines. According to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Philippine government already received on Monday the gears to support the environmental efforts....
A congressman from the home province of popular tourist site Boracay has expressed worries about the environmental impact of the Oriental Mindoro oil spill. According to Aklan 2nd district Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr., the oil spill that resulted from the sinking of MT Princess Empress last Feb. 28...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 (Western Visayas) has warned that the oil slick from the oil tanker that sunk in Oriental Mindoro that has reached Caluya town, Antique province may affect seaweed production. THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) checks the extent of...
Oil slicks from the recent oil spill in Oriental Mindoro have already reached a number of areas in Palawan, prompting barangays to take part in preventing further damages. In a “Laging Handa” briefing on Monday, March 13, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) Head...
