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...
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...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday, April 28, that around 8.2 kilometers of shoreline in two towns in Oriental Mindoro remain contaminated due to the oil spill caused by the sinking of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress two months ago. (Courtesy of PCG) The PCG incident management...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Tuesday, April 25, turned the spotlight on the role of sports in teaching Filipino youth the discipline and hard work they need to succeed in life. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks at the inauguration of Oriental Mindoro Sports Complex in...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte gave a piece of advice for school children who have classmates who are unable to read. Vice President Sara Duterte interacts with grade school students of Tagumpay Elementary School during her visit in Pola, Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday, April 25....
A mobile water filtration truck was deployed by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) to Oriental Mindoro on Saturday, April 22, to ensure that residents affected by the oil spill will have potable water. (Photo by Office of Civil Defense - Mimaropa) The OCD regional office in Mimaropa (Region 4B) said...
The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring the quality of drinking water in Oriental Mindoro amid the massive oil spill in the province that has since spread to other areas. (Office of Civil Defense Administrator, Assistant Secretary Ariel Nepomuceno speaks during a coordination meeting of the...
The Office of Vice President Sara Duterte continued to extend assistance to communities in Oriental Mindoro that were affected by the oil spill. The Office of the Vice President (OVP) conducts a relief mission in Oriental Mindoro. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) In a press release, the OVP...
Ten out of the 11 remaining leakages from the sunken motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress have already been sealed as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) announced Monday, April 17, the “completion” of the underwater operations of the remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) of Japan and United States in...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said his administration will give priority attention to the problems that cropped up during the oil spill crisis in Oriental Mindoro, such as the source of potable water for local communities and people's livelihood. *President Marcos assured the people of...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has assured the people of Oriental Mindoro that his administration was looking into the long-term rehabilitation of the province and that he wanted them to have new sources of income and livelihood. *President Marcos leads the distribution of various...
