U.S. experts arrive in Oriental Mindoro to assist in oil spill response

PR 03/21/2023

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).…

PCG, Marina accountable for oil spill, say senators

Marlon Ramos 03/18/2023

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…

Submerged oil tanker in Oriental Mindoro lacked permit to operate — report

Daniza Fernandez 03/14/2023

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…

Mindoro oil spill victims reach 19,000

Dempsey Reyes, Joey Marzan 03/12/2023

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)…

More fall ill due to spill; oil slick reaches Palawan

Dexter Cabalza, Geraldford Ticke, Madonna Virola 03/11/2023

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…

Mindoro fishers bear brunt of oil spill

the Inquirer staff 03/08/2023

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…

Tablas Strait oil spill reaches Antique

Connie Fernandez-Brojan, Joey Marzan, Madonna Virola 03/05/2023

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…

Oil spill threatens coral reefs, mangroves, seaweeds in Mindoro; may reach Palawan

Jean Mangaluz - Reporter / @JMangaluzINQ 03/03/2023

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…

321 residents evacuated amid power barge oil spill in Iloilo City

Nestor Burgos Jr. - Inquirer Visayas 07/04/2020

ILOILO CITY — More than 300 residents living along the coastal areas here were evacuated on Saturday amid an oil spill from a power barge that was damaged by an explosion on Friday. The Iloilo City Risk…

Environmental disasters we wish had never happened

Rhobie A. Ruaya, Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 03/22/2020

Pope John Paul II once said that “the Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by…

Coast Guard, Marina to conduct joint probe on capsized vessel in San Fernando

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/26/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard in Central Visayas (PCG-7) and the Maritime Industry Authority in Central Visayas (Marina-7) will conduct a joint investigation on capsizing incident of a cargo vessel docked in a…

Carmen Copper port personnel undergo oil spill, marine disaster response training

PR 05/18/2019

TOLEDO CITY, Philippines – In celebration of the Month of the Ocean this May, Carmen Copper Corporation has taken measures to prepare for marine disasters such as oil spills before this happens. On May 10, Carmen Copper…

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