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 month. In a statement on Monday, the PCG reported that it collected 900 liters of oily water mixture on March 26, bringing the total oily water mixture collection to 9,463 liters. The total oil-contaminated materials collected offshore is now at 115 sacks.

Fernandez, D. (2023, March 28). Over 9K liters of oily water collected from Or. Mindoro. Panay News, pp. 9, 15.