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12 Mindoro towns affected by oil spill — DENR
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.
Two towns in Palawan, namely Agutaya and Taytay, along with Caluya town in Antique, were also affected, with Caluya also declared under a state of calamity.
Batangas City and Tingloy town in Batangas are also experiencing the effects of the oil spill.
The MT Princess Empress, carrying 800,000 liters of fuel oil, was reported half submerged off Balingawan Point, Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on February 28.
Oil sightings reached Verde Island in Batangas on March 20, leading the Philippine Coast Guard to elevate its response operations to Tier 3.
In response, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is implementing cleanup operations, cash-for-work programs, and distributing donations to affected locals.
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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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The sunken tanker MT Princess Empress, which caused an oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, has been located off the coast of Naujan using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from a Japanese vessel.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has collected over 10,000 liters of oily water mixture and other contaminated materials from the Oriental Mindoro oil spill.
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has collected approximately 6,803 liters of oily water mixture and nearly 2,000 sacks of contaminated materials as part of ongoing efforts to mitigate the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro.
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A Japanese remotely-operated vehicle (ROV), Hakuyo, has located the sunken M/T Princess Empress approximately 7.7 nautical miles from Balingawan Point in Naujan town.
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