Damage to the environment due to the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker Princess Empress has been estimated to reach around P7 billion. In an interview with ANC yesterday, Environment SecretaryMaria Antonio Yulo-Loyzaga said the amount of damage was based on coral reefs, seagrasses, mangroves and fisheries exposed to the oil slick. “What we have to do now is verify on the ground how much of these risks have actually been touched by oil, how many of the mangroves have been actually destroyed and how much of these seagrasses have actually been affected,” Loyzaga said.

Cariaso, B., Punongbayan, M., & Villeza, E. (2023, April 28). Mindoro oil spill: Damage to environment hits P7 B. The Philippine Star, p. 13.