Integrated energy firm Semirara Mining and Power Corporation (SMPC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have been working with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Office of Civil Defense (OCD), Department of Health (DOH), local government units, and impacted residents in Semirara Island since March 4 to clean up and contain the oil spill from the sunken tanker in Oriental Mindoro. The hazardous waste first reached the shores of Semirara Island in Caluya, Antique afternoon of March 3. The oil spill currently covers almost three kilometers of shoreline stretching from Sitio Sigayan and Sitio Toong of Barangay Semirara and Sitio Sabang of Barangay Tinogboc, affecting 341 households who mainly rely on fishing for livelihood.

SMPC partners with stakeholders to clean up Mindoro oil spill debris in Semirara Island. (2023, March 13). Panay News, pp. 11, 13.