Workers, who were displaced by the oil spill caused by the sinking of M/T (motor tanker) Princess Empress off the coast of Oriental Mindoro may soon also get emergency employment from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Labor and Employment Secretary Bienvido E. Laguesma said through a mobile messaging app they are now coordinating the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on what tasks can be assigned for the DOLE’s “Tupad” program in Mindoro. Laguesma added they have yet to get the total number of workers who were affected by the oil spill from the capsized tanker.

Medenilla, S. P. (2023, March 6). ‘Workers displaced by oil spill to get emergency jobs’. BusinessMirror, p. A4.