A month after oil spill in Mindoro, fishers press for ‘quick, unconditional’ aid

A fishers’ group has renewed its call for “quick and unconditional indemnity” for coastal residents and fisherfolk affected by the massive oil spill that started off the coast of Oriental Mindoro exactly a month ago. | BPinlacINQ

FILE PHOTO: Together with an oil spill boom and skimmer, the Philippine Coast Guard was around the suspected area of the sunken oil tanker MT Princess Empress at the northeast of Balingawan Port, Lucta Port, and Buloc Bay in Oriental Mindoro on March 14, 2023. | PHOTO: Malayan Towage and Salvage Corporation via Philippine Coast Guard

MANILA, Philippines — A fishers’ group has renewed its call for “quick and unconditional indemnity” for coastal residents and fisherfolk affected by the massive oil spill that started off the coast of Oriental Mindoro exactly a month ago.– should own up to their fault and take accountability for the hampered livelihood of at least 18,000 fisherfolk in Oriental Mindoro and parts of Antique and Palawan.

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