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Mga mangingisda, ramdam ang epekto ng oil spill

Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 08:53 PM

Patuloy na dumadaing ang mga mangingisdang apektado ng oil spill sa Oriental Mindoro. Read more »

US Coast Guard, Air Force assets to help in Mindoro oil spill clean up

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 06:22 PM

The US Coast Guard and some of its air assets will arrive in the Philippines to help in the clean up operations of the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. Read more »

Oil spill response sa Mindoro, itinaas sa Tier 3

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 07:29 PM

Itinaas na ng Philippine Coast Guard sa Tier 3 level ang oil spill response sa Oriental Mindoro. Read more »

South Korea joins Mindoro oil spill cleanup efforts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 10:20 AM

The government of South Korea is sending a team from the Korean Coast Guard (KCG) to help the Philippines contain a rapidly spreading oil spill in Oriental Mindoro province, the Korean Embassy in Manila said. Read more »

DTI orders price freeze on basic goods in oil spill-hit areas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 21 04:54 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry on Tuesday said it has ordered a price freeze on basic necessities in municipalities affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. Read more »

PCG says oil spill traces in Isla Verde gone

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 08:00 PM

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed Monday afternoon that the waters of Isla Verde and its vicinity has no longer traces of an oil spill. Read more »

Kuwait Oil Company declares 'state of emergency' after oil spill on land

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 20 05:50 PM

The Kuwait Oil Company declared a "state of emergency" on Monday following an oil spill on land, but said no injuries or disruption to production had been reported. Read more »

Mindoro oil spill reaches Isla Verde

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 10:03 AM

The oil spill in Mindoro Oriental has reached the shores of Isla Verde near Batangas City, a Coast Guard official said Monday. Read more »

Hold Coast Guard, Marina accountable for Mindoro oil spill: senator

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 10:34 PM

Hontiveros said PCG and Marina officials who directly allowed MT Princess Empress to sail must be made accountable for their “undeniable negligence and nonfeasance in this incident.” Read more »

Probe launched over 'permit' shown by MT Princess Empress

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel and Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 11:50 PM

The PCG they relied on the presumption of regularity when MT Princess Empress showed them documents supposedly issued by Marina. Read more »

Tanker responsible for Mindoro oil spill not authorized to sail

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 01:54 PM

Officials of RDC Reield Marine Services admitted that MT Princess Empress was able to sail 9 times before it sank on February 28. Read more »

Oil spill may reach Puerto Galera, Batangas: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 12:32 PM

The oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro may reach parts of Calapan City and tourist destination Puerto Galera within the week. Read more »

122 fall ill after oil spill in Oriental Mindoro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 01:54 PM

More than a hundred residents of Oriental Mindoro have fallen ill following an oil spill off their coastal waters, the provincial governor said. Read more »

No signs of oil spill in Puerto Galera: LGU

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 11:23 AM

Puerto Galera Mayor Rocky Ilagan said on Monday there are no traces of the Mindoro oil spill yet in the island destination. Read more »

Japanese experts arrive to help in oil spill cleanup

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 04:12 PM

Members of the Japanese Coast Guard have arrived in Pola, Oriental Mindoro Sunday to help clean up an oil spill almost 2 weeks after a tanker sank. Read more »

May-ari ng MT Princess Empress, nakipag-usap na sa mayor ng Pola

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 09 09:14 AM

Umaasa si Pola, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Jennifer “Ina Alegre” na makapagbibigay ng kongkretong tulong ang may-ari ng lumubog na MT Princess Empress sa kanyang mga kababayan. Read more »

Pinsala ng oil sa seaweed industry ng Antique, halos nasa P6 milyon na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 01:19 PM

Umabot na sa halos P6 milyon ang halaga ng pinsala ng oil spill sa seaweed industry sa Caluya, Antique. Read more »

Aklan moves to stop oil spill from reaching Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 12:10 PM

The local government of Malay town in Aklan is already preparing for the possibility of the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro reaching its shores. Read more »

Gov't aims to clean up Mindoro oil spill in less than 4 months: Marcos

Kat Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 11:16 AM

President Marcos Jr. said the government is looking to clean up the oil spill from a sunken tanker in Oriental Mindoro in less than 4 months. Read more »

House probe sought on sinking of oil tanker, oil spill in Mindoro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 09:27 PM

Cavite 4th District Rep. Elpidio Barzaga has filed House Resolution 829 seeking a House prove into the oil spill and the sinking of MT Princess Empress. Read more »