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    • 400,000 liters of oil still leaking from Empress 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Tupas, Emmanuel; Villeza, Mark Ernest; Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2023, on page 10)
      One month after the motor tanker Princess Empress sank in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, the vessel is still leaking around 400,000 liters of industrial fuel. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Rear Admiral ...
    • BFAR: Keep fishing ban in 6 Mindoro towns 

      Cabrera, Romina; Macairan, Evelyn (Panay News, May 24, 2023, on page 9)
      The fishing ban being implemented in six towns in Oriental Mindoro following an oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress should be retained, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The ...
    • Oil spill: 5,185 hectares of marine habitat affected 

      Cariaso, Bella; Crisostomo, Sheila (The Philippine Star, March 30, 2023, on page 8)
      The oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress has affected up to 5,185 hectares of corals, seagrass and mangroves in Oriental Mindoro and Western Visayas. In a situational report released yesterday, the Department of ...
    • Over 9K liters of oily water collected from Or. Mindoro 

      Fernandez, Daniza (Panay News, March 28, 2023, on page 9)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has collected over 9,000 liters of oily water during its offshore oil leak response following the massive oil spill due to the sinking of the MT Princess Empress off Oriental Mindoro last ...