MANILA -- Residents of a coastal town in Mariveles, Bataan are reeling from the effects of an oil spill that has reached their shore, believed to be from recent sunken ships nearby. 

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The Philippine Coast Guard recently reported the fuel tanker MTKR JASON BRADLEY sank in shallow waters near Mariveles, Bataan on Saturday. Although there was no cargo aboard, the vessel had leaks and fuel. According to the PCG, diesel does not affect the environment as much as industrial oil. 

Spill booms have been set up around the area with salvage operations expected to take up to two weeks.

The MV Mirola 1 meanwhile ran aground also in Mariveles. The vessel was seen with no crew and leaking oil into the waters. 

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This comes days after the typhoon Carina-ENHANCED habagat hit parts of the country and forced authorities to put the area under a state of calamity, hampering the livelihood of fisherfolk in Brgy. Cabcaben. 

-- Affecting fisherfolk --

According to the barangay's chairman Reynaldo Castro, the oil has already affected the catch of the fishers in the area.

"Unang-unang apektado yung mga mangingisda namin. Lately, kahapon, yung mga nahuhuli nilang isda, amoy crudo na, amoy gas na. Kaya kumbaga hindi na sila ngayon nabibili sa palengke."

(The one's affected the most are our fishermen. Lately, yesterday, their catch smells of crude oil, smells of gas already. That's why they can't be sold in the market.)

Crab fisherman Lilibeth Atienza says because of the oil, they can't sell their catch in the market. She says the markets refuse to buy their crabs. 

"Meron na daw langis na dumikit dun sa alimasag, kaya hindi na mabili."

(They say the oil has stuck to the crabs, that's why they can't buy it.)

The Philippine Coast Guard said their attention is still heavily focused on the sunken MT Terra Nova which brought down with it over a million liters of industrial fuel.