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Update as of 12:34 a.m. MANILA, Philippines–A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit waters off Occidental Mindoro at midnight on Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) bulletin showed. Phivolcs said the tectonic quake centered 16 kilometers…
MANILA, Philippines —At the request of the Philippine government, eight experts from the United States government arrived in Pola, Oriental Mindoro today, March 21, to support the oil spill response operations of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).…
Senators on Friday said officials of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) should be held liable, along with the owners of the sunken MT Princess Empress for the oil spill that wreaked…
MANILA, Philippines — MT Princess Empress, the oil tanker that sank off the coast of Oriental Mindoro causing a massive oil spill, lacked a permit to operate, senators learned on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. During the hearing…
MANILA, Philippines — Oriental Mindoro residents affected by the oil spill from the tanker Princess Empress have risen to 19,000, Social Welfare Secretary Rex Gatchalian announced on Saturday. But the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)…
CITY OF CALAPAN — At least 81 residents in the coastal villages of Pola town in Oriental Mindoro have fallen ill due to the industrial oil spilled by the sunken tanker MT Princess Empress that has washed…
CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro Philippines — Neresa Macalalad, a community organizer in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, laments that from earnings of up to P2,000 for every fishing trip, families in her village of San Antonio now get…
ILOILO CITY, Iloilo, Philippines — The oil spill from the tanker MT Empress Princess that sunk off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, on Feb. 28 has already reached the island town of Caluya, between Mindoro and Panay, only about…
MANILA, Philippines — The oil spill resulting from the sinking of the MT Princess Empress in the waters of Oriental Mindoro threatens hundreds of hectares of coral reefs, mangroves and more, said the Department of Environment and…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — For the first time in the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) history, the Toledo-Xignex Trojans clinched the No. 1 spot in the southern division standings after clinching two victories on Wednesday…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education apologized in a statement issued on Friday for a Facebook post showing part of a physical education module that body-shamed actress Angel Locsin by calling her “an obese person.” The…
Patrick Cabahug of Cebu shoots over a Mindoro defender in a MPBL game. | photo from Cebu Sharks FB Cebu City, Philippines—The Cebu Sharks-Casino Ethyl Alcohol stumbled once again as they got blown out by the Mindoro…
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