For residents of Calapan City and Pola town in Oriental Mindoro, the oil spill's effect on livelihoods is worse than that of COVID-19, environmental groups say.
According to the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment, a survey showed that 93% of the respondents in Calapan and 86.5% in Pola said their income is “not enough” after a fishing ban was implemented in their locality.
“Bukod sa apektado talaga ‘yung mga fisherfolk, mayroong mga tao na hindi direktang nangingisda pero apektado rin talaga, katulad ng mga tricycle driver, mga sari-sari store vendors,” he said in a press conference. Fronda said parents from Calapan were also having difficulties sending their children to school due to lack of income.
[Translation: There are some parents who, instead of sending their children to school for a whole week, only send them two to three times a week.]
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