Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda is pushing for a whole-of-government approach in responding to the effects of the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. | DFernandezINQ
OILY WATERS A crew of the Philippine Coast Guard collects water samples from an oil spill in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. —PHOTO COURTESY OF PCG
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda is pushing for a whole-of-government approach in responding to the effects of the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro.ADVERTISEMENT “I call on all our government agencies to implement speedy actions on the harms caused by the recent oil spill to reduce damage to our ecosystems and fishing grounds, to ease off its effects to coastal towns, which are reliant on fishing and tourism for income, and most importantly, to secure our kababayans’ health and safety,” she said in a statement.
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