The slow response to the oil spill on #MTPrincessEmpress has caused over half of the 800,000 liters of oil to have spilled in parts of #OrientalMindoro, #Palawan, and #Antique. Arances said the #Philippines had not learned from the #Guimaras oil spill 17 years ago, noting its lack of equipment and expertise in dealing with the oil spill.

New map from #US shows oil spill possibly reaching #Coron, #Palawan
https://www.rappler.com/nation/new-united-states-map-shows-oil-spill-possibly-reaching-coron-palawan-april-2023/

#MANILA, #Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) this week raised its operations on the Oriental Mindoro oil spill to Tier 3, or the highest level, which means that the spills are “broader in scale and scope” and require more “resources from national and international sources” to control the spillage.

#Philippine #CoastGuard raises #OrientalMindoro #OilSpill response to highest level
https://www.rappler.com/nation/philippine-coast-guard-raises-oriental-mindoro-oil-spill-response-highest-level/

#PhilippineCoastGuard on Monday said it is ready to cooperate with any investigating body, such as the Department of Justice, looking into possible lapses in allowing an oil tanker that later sank off #OrientalMindoro to leave port. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/03/20/2253084/coast-guard-ready-probes-mt-princess-empress-permit-issues

#Government & companies #responsible for #OilSpill in #OrientalMindoro should be completely #transparent about incident's impacts & actions being done to #mitigate the #disaster - #lawyers #environment advocates said.

In statement released Monday, concerned lawyers called for #transparency & #accountability in the conduct of #investigation into the oil spill & for #FullDisclosure of parties involved in the incident.

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/climate-and-environment/2023/03/20/2253096/lawyers-environmentalists-demand-transparency-govt-firms-behind-oil-spill/amp

#AsianMastodon #environmental #Pollution #Ecocide

"The #DSWD has been distributing food packs in #OrientalMindoro shortly after the #MTPrincessEmpress sank in waters between Mindoro island and Marinduque.

But the resulting oil spill has devastated almost all towns on Mindoro’s east coast, particularly #Pola town, before moving south, then southwest before reaching an island village in #Taytay, #Palawan, on Friday."

#Mindoro #OilSpill victims reach 19,000 | #Pollution
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1741470/mindoro-oil-spill-victims-reach-19000?utm_source=gallery&utm_medium=direct

The oil spill affecting my home island is breaking my heart. 💔
#OrientalMindoro

"Dolor, citing Environment Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga, said the ship was spotted around 7.5 nautical miles from Balisangan Point facing the town of Pola."

Sunken #OilTanker in #OrientalMindoro located | #Philippines #OilSpill
https://www.rappler.com/nation/luzon/governor-dolor-report-exact-location-sunken-oil-tanker-pola-oriental-mindoro/