Experts from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute maintain that their oil spill projections are meant to help local government units prepare.
MANILA, Philippines – Puerto Galera Mayor Rocky Ilagan appealed to the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute to be “responsible” in their Oriental Mindoro oil spill projections as these allegedly were driving away tourists bound for their beaches.Sana naman, katulad ng naunang sinabi ko, ay maging responsible sila dahil hanapbuhay po ng mga tao ang naapektuhanAt alam ‘nyo, ‘pag nawalan nanaman po kami ng hanapbuhay, kawawa po ang aming mga kababayan.
In a bulletin released on Wednesday, March 22, marine experts estimated the oil spill would flow in the VIP through the week of March 17 to 26.“The area also encompasses Puerto Galera, whose white sand beaches are internationally-acclaimed tourist destinations that are another vital source of revenue for local communities,” experts from the UP Diliman College of Science said in a statement.
“We at UP-MSI share the hope of the LGU officials of Oriental Mindoro, from the governor to the mayors, that the oil spill will be contained near the point source and removed while it is still offshore,” the institute told Rappler in an email.
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