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  • Oil spill reaches Verde Island Passage
    Mallari, Delfin Jr; Virola, Madonna; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2023-03-21)
    Traces of oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress had reached Verde Island, a six-village islet in Batangas City, which is at the heart of the Verde Island Passage (VIP) where the world’s most critical marine biodiversity center is found, authorities said on Monday. In an advisory, Fr. Edwin Gariguez, lead convenor of the environmentalist group Protect the Verde Island Passage, said they were ready to assist in containing the spill in VIP after residents reported seeing oil sheen and clumps in waters off four villages of Verde Island
  • Oriental Mindoro to be placed under state of calamity
    Cabrera, Romina; Ramirez, Robertzon (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2023-03-31)
    Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito Dolor wants the entire province placed under a state of calamity due to the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker Princess Empress. Dolor said he directed the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office to prepare a recommendation for the calamity declaration in view of latest situational reports from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Department of Health.