A tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial oil capsized off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, on February 28, 2023. MT Princess Empress submerged two days after, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.
Since the incident, authorities have been on alert for oil spill in the affected area. Following the incident, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) created Task Force Naujan Oil Spill, led by Environment Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Marilou Erni, who previously served as the corporate ground response coordinator during the Guimaras oil spill in 2006.
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The Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines is calling on residents to report sightings of the oil spill for mapping by Karagatan Patrol.
This will help refine the model for better forecast movements and trajectories of the oil spill.
The Japanese government is sending oil control experts from its coast guard to aid in Philippine efforts to respond to the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro.
Clumps of oil, dead fish are revealed during a low tide in Pola, Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday, March 7, as the town continues its cleanup operations after the February 28 oil spill. 📸: Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development
