Senator Cynthia Villar on Sunday, April 20 expressed fears of a repeat of the 2023 MT Princess Empress oil spill and the back-to-back oil spills that occurred last year following the capsizing of the Chinese-flagged MV Hong Hai 16 off Occidental Mindoro last Tuesday, April 15. Senate...
Thousands of fisherfolk in Limay, Bataan whose livelihoods were displaced by the massive oil spill last year can expect to receive compensation soon.In his speech before provincial leaders and residents of Bataan, reelectionist Senator Francis 'TOL' Tolentino shared that the indemnification for...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor said he will ask the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds to expedite the release of payment to fisherfolks who have not yet received their claims over the oil spill from M/V Princess Empress that struck this province in...
In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, booms are visible on the sea around the damaged Volgoneft-239 tanker near the port of Taman where Russian rescuers work to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two...
Photo from UnsplashFormer ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio has condemned the coal spill disasters in Sorsogon and Zambales, pointing out their devastating effects on fisherfolk communities, marine ecosystems, and public health."As we are still conducting relief operations in Bicol in the...
All questions surrounding the sunken and capsized vessels that caused massive oil spill in Bataan and nearby cities will be investigated, President Marcos said.President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the distribution of assistance to fishermen affected by the oil spill in Navotas on Sept....
A boodle fight was held in Rosario, Cavite, on Sept. 10 to promote the seafood industry after the Bataan oil spill (Photo courtesy of Sid Samaniego/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITEâ€"The local government unit (LGU) of Rosario held a fish port boodle fight on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to show to the public...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said it continues to closely monitor the effects of the Bataan oil spill on local communities and is prepared to provide additional assistance if needed.Regional Director Venus Rebuldela from the DSWD-Field Office 3 (Central Luzon) reported...
File photo of mussels in Bacoor (Photo from Bacoor City Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Fisherfolk in the province's coastal areas can now harvest and sell mussels, clams, and other seafood, following weeks of shellfish ban due to the oil...
President Marcos extended cash assistance to oil spill-affected Caviteño fisherfolk in a turnover ceremony in Gen. Trias City on Aug. 28 (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – President Marcos extended cash assistance to Caviteño fisherfolk affected by the oil spill off Limay, Bataan, on...
Fisherfolk, who were affected by the massive oil spill from the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova in Bataan, were assured of just compensation after taking the hit from the oil spill that halted their livelihood.Fisherfolk, affected communities, and environmental groups marched to the Philippine Coast...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Sindangan fires water to disperse the oil sheen that occurred at the ground zero where MTKR Terranova sank off Limay, Bataan amid the siphoning operations on Aug. 23, 2024. (Photo: PCG)A total of 300,000 liters of oily waste have been collected from sunken...
