Photo shows the extent of oil spill caused by the sinking of MT Princess Empress off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28, 2023. (File photo courtesy of President Marcos / X account) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) emphasized the need for better response during oil spill incidents as the...
(Philippine Coast Guard) Only about half of the P3-billion total compensation claims in connection with the Oriental Mindoro oil spill have been paid a year after the ecological disaster. Thus, bared Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel, a...
Oriental Mindoro oil spill (Bongbong Marcos/Twitter) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan commended the Department of Justice (DOJ) after it pressed criminal charges against the owners of the M/T Princess Empress--the vessel that caused...
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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Gov. Humerlito A. Dolor has ordered the insurance firm of the sunken oil tanker MT Princess Empress to start the distribution of payment to damage claimants on or before September 30 this year. ORIENTAL Mindoro Gov. Bonz Dolor (left) signs an...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Screenshot from Facebook) Calls to conduct an inquiry on the tragic sinking of MB Aya Express in Laguna Lake late last month is beginning to snowball in the House of Representatives. This, after majority congressman,...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has vowed to hold the officials responsible for the boat mishap in Binangonan, Rizal last July 2. "We will demand responsibility from the officials responsible for this Laguna Lake tragedy," Padilla promised after sending help to families of the fatalities in...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is urging the House of Representatives to investigate the recent sinking of motorboat MB Princess Aya in Binangonan, Rizal, which resulted in the drowning of 27 passengers. Castro, a House deputy...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Facebook) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo says the wearing of life jackets on motorized passenger boats should be made compulsory. Rillo, a vice chairman of the House Committees on Metro Manila Development and on Tourism, had this say following...
Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) Senator Grace Poe on Saturday, July 29, sought life imprisonment for the captain of motorboat Princess Aya that capsized off Binangonan, Rizal and claimed the lives of 27 passengers last July 27. ‘’Pangalawa yung multa naman doon saka pag-blacklist sa kumpanya na...
Motorbanca (MBca) Princess Aya was overloaded with passengers when it capsized off Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday, July 27, amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Egay”, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) According to data from the PCG, the...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said that it is now prioritizing the recovery and rehabilitation of communities affected by the oil spill caused by the sinking of M/T Princess Empress in February now that oil spill removal operations have been completed. *Oriental Mindoro oil spill (File photo) *...
