A Korean Coast Guard team will arrive in the Philippines on Monday to help in ongoing efforts to contain the massive oil spill from the sunken motor tanker in waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. At the same time, the United States government announced an additional P10-million aid to support oil spill management and environmental assessment amid the sinking of the MT Princess Empress. “On Monday, the South Korean experts will arrive at the headquarters of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG),” Rear Admiral Armand Balilo, PCG spokesman, told reporters at a forum yesterday.

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