The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) provided food assistance to families from Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Batangas, and Antique affected by the oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress. In a statement on Friday, March 31, PRC said that about 400 individuals from the municipalities of Pola and...
Oil slicks from sunken MT Princess Empress were seen moving toward the coasts of Naujan and Pola, Oriental Mindoro, said the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute in a bulletin on Wednesday evening, March 29. "The slicks floating in the area around the sunken tanker show that oil...
More oil slicks could reach the coast of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro from March 20 to 22, the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) warned in its bulletin on Saturday, March 18. "Oil spill trajectories for March 16-22 show a northward shift with Calapan possibly...
Oil slicks caused by sunken MT Princess Empress have reached the coasts of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) said in its bulletin on Friday, March 17. This was confirmed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the local Disaster Risk...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Friday, March 17, released satellite images of the possible progression and scope of the oil spill caused by sunken MT Princess Empress on the coast of Oriental Mindoro. "This map shows possible oil spill extent in the coast of Oriental Mindoro as observed...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A man wanted for shooting a police intelligence officer in Sitio Tiwi, Barangay Matungao in Socorro town surrendered to authorities on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 17, after two days of hiding. Col. Samuel Delorino, newly-designated acting provincial director of...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro -- Three members of the elite Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police were wounded in an encounter with an undetermined number of New People’s Army rebels in Bongabong town on Thursday morning, June 9. PNP-SAF, NPA ENCOUNTER IN MINDORO. Elite troopers...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro -- City Mayor Arnan C. Panaligan said the city was able to vaccinate 102,151 individuals, way beyond the city’s target under its COVID-19 vaccination program. Mayor Arnan Panaligan of Calapan City acknowledges the teamwork displayed by all city hall personnel...
Vice President Leni Robredo wooed the youth, students, and first-time voters in her campaign sortie at the Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro by reminding them not to waste their votes by supporting the wrong candidate. Vice President Leni Robredo takes a photo of her with supporters during a campaign...
