Nearly four months since motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress sank and triggered a massive oil spill off Oriental Mindoro, the removal of oil from its cargoes has finally been completed, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced on Saturday, June 17, although monitoring is still being conducted due...
The siphoning operations of the remaining oil from the sunken MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro is expected to be completed on June 19, a Coast Guard official said. Oriental Mindoro oil spill (Bongbong Marcos Twitter) “Hopefully we can beat the target or we can beat the deadline by June 19...
A fishing boat carrying 40 crew members was allegedly bumped by an unidentified vessel off Cabra Island in Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, June 6. *(Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) * Fishing boat “Ron Kirby 4” was anchored at the vicinity waters of Cabra Island while its crew were engaged in...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – At least three individuals, including a police major and a provincial official, have been identified as persons of interest by the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) formed to investigate the killing of radio commentator Crescenciano “Cris” Bundoquin in...
Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), directed the special investigation task group (SITG) handling the case of a slain radio broadcaster in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro to immediately arrest the remaining at-large gunman, noting that his order is a...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The suspect in the killing of a radio commentator in Oriental Mindoro who also died after a car chase was convicted for violation of the dangerous drugs law in 2015 but was released a year later, the Philippine National Police Special Investigation Task Group...
At least 125 liters of industrial fuel oil were extracted from motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress as dynamic support vessel (DSV) Fire Opal intensified its efforts to siphon the remaining oil from the sunken vessel, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Friday, June 2. *DSV Fire Opal extracts...
Two tugboats have been deployed in Oriental Mindoro to contain the oil sheens that were again monitored in the municipal waters of Naujan nearly three months since motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress sank and sparked a massive oil spill, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. (Photo: PCG) The PCG...
Seven passengers have been rescued by authorities from a half-submerged motorboat off San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Friday, May 19. (Photo: PCG) The PCG identified the rescued passengers as Bryan Mark Verden, 18; Rolan Tadia, 16; Niko Vinloan, 18; Mark...
Authorities are optimistic that the on-going clean-up operations in areas affected by the massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro will yield more positive results as 85.41 percent of shoreline in Pola town was already cleared, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday, May 5. (Photo: PCG) Based on...
More than two months since motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress sank and triggered a massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, loads of spilt oil are still being collected by response teams as leak continues from the sunken vessel. (Photo courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that...
Amid the country’s power crisis, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is eyeing “cutting-edge” micro nuclear fuel technology developed by a United States-based firm that brings safe, clean, and cost-effective electricity to consumers. Meeting of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. with...
