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Small fishers group calls for faster response in Mindoro oil spill; DoT to give alternative livelihood training to tourism workers
The fisherfolk group Pamalakaya is demanding unconditional indemnity from the owner of the sunken MT Princess Empress for those affected by the oil spill.
Around 18,000 fisherfolk in Oriental Mindoro, Antique, and Palawan have been unable to fish for a month due to the oil spill.
Pamalakaya Chairperson Fernando Hicap expressed frustration over the slow compensation process and the prolonged hunger faced by fisherfolk families.
The group urges the direct distribution of compensation and calls for the vessel owner to fund the long-term rehabilitation of affected marine ecosystems.
The MT Princess Empress sank on February 28, carrying approximately 800,000 gallons of industrial fuel, leading to the oil disaster.
The oil spill has resulted in fishing bans and an estimated daily loss of P5 million to the country's fisheries sector.
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The Oriental Mindoro provincial government and the insurers of the sunken oil tanker MT Princess Empress are establishing a claims office at the provincial capitol to process claims from victims of the oil spill.
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Individuals affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro can seek financial compensation by providing proof of the disaster's impact on their livelihood.
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The United States, through USAID, is providing P10 million to train fisherfolk affected by the Oriental Mindoro oil spill as citizen scientists.
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The oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress has reached the towns of Baco and San Teodoro in Oriental Mindoro, which are located along the significant marine area of the Verde Island Passage.
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Twelve out of 14 municipalities in Oriental Mindoro have been affected by the oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress, prompting the province to be declared under a state of calamity.
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