NDRRMC forms task force to contain Oriental Mindoro oil spill

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NDRRMC forms task force to contain Oriental Mindoro oil spill
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An inter-agency task force at the national government level has been created to unify efforts in containing the oil spill in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro and other affected areas following the sinking of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress.

An inter-agency task force at the national government level has been created to unify efforts in containing the oil spill in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro and other affected areas following the sinking of motor tanker Princess Empress.

A report from the PCG District Western Visayas said the oil spill was detected in the coastlines of Sitio Sabang in Brgy. Tinogboc ; Liwagao Island in Brgy. Sibolo ; and Sitio Tambak in Brgy. Semirara all in Caluya town. The task force will be led by the Office of Civil Defense in Mimaropa under the supervision of Director Eugene Cabrera. The member-agencies include the Mimaropa offices of the Department of the Environment and Natural Resources , Department of the Interior and Local Government , Department of Social Welfare and Development , and Department of Health .

“Our personnel on the ground in Caluya, Antique has verified and positively confirmed that there is an impact of oil in the shorelines of Semirara and Caluya Group of Islands,” said Commander Jansen Benjamin, public information officer and chief of staff of CG District Western Visayas. “We saw black oil sa shoreline, it has impacted the shoreline. We can see also some oil on the surface,” he said. “We treat this as alarming because it can damage our environment, it can damage the livelihood of the people in the area. Yes, it’s alarming but it’s controllable.”

Belarmino explained that it is important to recover the spilt oil from the water to avoid the emulsification of oil. Emulsification occurs when oil is mixed with water.

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