Dolor seeks province-wide calamity for OrMindoro oil spill
Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor is requesting a province-wide state of calamity due to an ongoing oil spill.
The spill has now affected two additional towns, Baco and San Teodoro, bringing the total number of impacted municipalities to ten.
Grease and oil levels in these areas exceed DENR standards, leading to fishing and swimming bans.
The oil spill originated from Motor Tanker Princess Empress, which sank on February 28 while carrying industrial fuel.
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