House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez has mobilized his colleagues in the House of Representatives to bring immediate aid to the thousands of fisherfolk affected by the oil spill in Manila Bay. “Hindi na natin...
MT Terranova sinks off Limay, Bataan on July 25, 2024 while carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil. (Photo from Philippine Coast Guard) The Department of Health (DOH) warned about the serious health risks from an oil spill, urging the public to take immediate precautions and implement...
Traces of oil spill are seen on the coast of Long Beach in Noveleta, Cavite, on July 30 ( Noel B. Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Fishermen in the coastal areas of the province are struggling amid the effects of inclement weather brought by the southwest monsoon and the recent oil spill...
(University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute Facebook page) The University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) warned that oil spill trajectory models forecast the slick from the sunken tanker Terra Nova in Bataan could arrive in Metro Manila by Tuesday, July 30. The...
Image of oil spill from Gov. Jonvic Remulla's Facebook page (MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – The oil spill from the sunken tanker MT Terra Nova near Limay, Bataan, has reached the coastal barangays of Cavite. In a Facebook post, Gov. Jonvic Remulla said the effects of the oil spill in...
Philippine Coast Guard Auuxiliary (PCGA) members prepare improvised oil spill booms to contain the leak from the sunken motor tanker MT Terranova. The tanker sank off Limay, Bataan on July 25. The underwater leaks discovered by divers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and a maritime service...
(University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute/Facebook) The trajectory model for the Bataan oil spill suggests that the slick could reach the coasts of Bulacan and Cavite, influenced by the prevailing weather and ocean conditions, based on a joint analysis led by the Department of...
President Marcos on Saturday, July 27, created an inter-agency task force to address the possible effects of the oil spill from MT Terra Nova, which capsized off the coast of Limay, Bataan. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a situation briefing at the Bulacan...
Oil sheen from the leaked working fuel of sunken MT Terranova is observed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) during an inspection off Limay, Bataan on Oct. 25, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The anticipated draining of 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil (IFO) from the sunken motor tanker (MT) Terranova...
President Marcos has tasked government agencies to assess the oil spill impact from a sunken motor tanker off the coast of Limay, Bataan on Thursday, July 25. MT Terra Nova (Photo courtesy of Philipine Coast Guard) During a situation briefing on Thursday morning, Marcos particularly ordered...
Philippine Coast Guard personnel wave flags of the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan during the opening ceremony of Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) 2024 in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental on June 24, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PCG) The coast guard organizations of the Philippines,...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has provided livelihood assistance worth P257 million to workers who lost their jobs due to an oil spill that hit Oriental Mindoro last year. In a statement, the DOLE said it has extended emergency employment assistance to around 62,000 workers in...
