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Oriental Mindoro oil spill

HIGHLIGHTS: Authorities race to contain Oriental Mindoro oil spill

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HIGHLIGHTS: Authorities race to contain Oriental Mindoro oil spill

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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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Pola Mayor Jennifer “Ina Alegre” Cruz imposed a curfew for residents aged 0 to 21 years old starting Sunday, March 5, to limit their exposure to the oil spill. The mayor told Rappler that the curfew is from 8 pm to 4 am.

“Para po ito sa mga kabataan na sobrang mahal natin na ayaw natin nagkakasakit,” Cruz said. (This is for the children who we love and don’t want to get sick.)

Pola residents are also not allowed to go near the sea. Earlier on Sunday, Department of Health Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire told reporters that the oil spill can cause medical problems such as dermatitis and stomachache, as well as aggravate asthma and emphysema.