CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro (PNA) – The city government is now on alert after residents of Sitios Villa Antonio and Proper in Barangay Navotas reported traces of an oil slick on Thursday afternoon, March 16. In a phone interview on Friday, March 17, Dennis Escosora, head of the Calapan...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. was urged to personally intervene and order government agencies to contain the oil spill from a sunken tank off Oriental Mindoro. Protect Verde Island Passage (VIP), a coalition of sectors, communities, and organizations that advocate the protection of the...
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...
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...
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) on Wednesday afternoon, March 1, confirmed the presence of “black and thick” oil with strong odor in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro after motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress capsized there. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG The sighting of the black...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued five fishermen after their fishing boat capsized due to bad weather in Oriental Mindoro on Sunday, Feb. 19. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG A report from the PCG identified the fishermen as Edmon Manato, 52, boat captain; Jayvee Manato, 22; Rocky Madera,...
Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles John Brown will formally install Bishop-elect Pablito Tagura as the new bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose, Occidental Mindoro during rites to be held on Feb. 25. Fr. Pablito Tagura (CBCP News) The Apostolic Vicariate has been...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A total of 46 New People’s Army rebels under the Lucio de Guzman Command operating in Mindoro island surrendered to authorities recently. They took their oath of allegiance and pledged to work closely with the government in its anti-insurgency campaign. Ariel T....
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Region 4-B (Mimaropa or Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan area) reported on Friday, Jan. 20, that 29 New People’s Army rebels have surrendered in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro and...
