The ongoing oil spill from MT Princess Empire might hit the ecologically rich coastal area of the Verde Island Passage within the week with the continuous release of industrial fuel oil from the sunken tanker. The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute on Sunday showed the results of a recent simulation model on the oil spill crisis after the oil tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel sank last February 28 in the waters off Oriental Mindoro.

Dantes, C., Villanueva, A., & Araja, R. N., & Campos, O. V. (2023, March 13). Oil spill puts Verde Island in peril. Manila Standard, pp. A1, A2.