Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko has expressed his gratitude to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for its swift response and [rescue](https://mb.com.ph/2023/3/11/pcg-saves-5-japanese-crew-from-tilted-fishing-vessel-off-oriental-mindoro) of five Japanese crew members onboard a...
ILOILO CITY – The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR)-Region 6 (Western Visayas) has established water sampling stations in areas hit by the oil slick from a sunken oil tanker in Caluya town, Antique province. WEARING PPEs, a...
Senator Cynthia Villar is seeking a Senate inquiry on the oil spill from the sunken tanker MT Princess Empress that has compromised the marine ecosystem, biodiversity, tourism industry, health, and livelihood of the people. This came as Villar filed Senate Resolution (SR) No.537 directing the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has advised the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to exercise foresight when it comes to its response to the massive oil spill caused by a sunken tanker off Oriental Mindoro last month. “Alongside taking the lead in speeding up...
Senator Juan Edgardo ‘’Sonny’’ Angara called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure that all the affected families in the oil spill brought about by the sinking of the MT Princess Empress off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro last Feb. 28 would receive...
Citing the great environmental damage that has been caused, Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. is seeking a House inquiry into the sinking of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress off the waters of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro that led to the spillage of 800,000 liters of industrialized fuel....
The owners of MT Princess Empress--the vessel that sank off Oriental Mindoro and triggered an oil spill--ought to be held accountable for the unmitigated environmental disaster. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) Thus, said Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who noted that...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) partnered with a British company specializing in managing oil spill to boost its capabilities in responding to incidents at sea that require such proficiency. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG Adm. Artemio Abu, PCG commandant, and Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL)...
In this file photo taken on February 04, 2023, smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio. The governor of Ohio warned residents living near the site of a toxic train derailment to drink bottled water February 15, 2023, as authorities investigate potential environmental fallout...
Motorists and commuters endured heavy traffic on Friday morning, Aug. 12, after the oil pump of a fuel tanker was damaged as it ran over a steel plate cover on Legarda Street, Sampaloc, Manila. Photo courtesy of the Manila Police District PIO According to the report of the Barbosa Police Station...
BACOLOD CITY – A chemical spill hit Barangay 39 here Thursday, July 14. A TEAM from the Negros Prawn Cooperative obtains samples of the chemical for laboratory testing. (Photo courtesy of the Bacolod City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office) The city government is now probing the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Nations said Friday it is seeking nearly $80 million for an emergency operation to prevent a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea off war-ravaged Yemen. The 45-year-old tanker FSO Safer, long used as a floating oil storage platform with 1.1 million...
