The Provincial Agriculturist Office of Oriental Mindoro says that aside from the town of Naujan, at least seven other municipalities and 26 marine protected areas are also affected by the oil spill.
Due to the impact of the oil spill, Mayor Jennifer Cruz declared a state of calamity in Pola, Oriental Mindoro. Pola is one of the areas worst hit by the oil spill. Residents have been seen using pails and coconut husks to remove thousands of liters of industrial oil from the coastline.Anticipating the potential spread of the oil spill, authorities have alerted islands near Oriental Mindoro to monitor the seas.
, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Concepcion, Romblon – a nearby island east of Oriental Mindoro – is now on alert. The report also said Concepcion’s Acting Mayor Boyet Cipriano had ordered the municipality’s agriculture office to visit towns facing Oriental Mindoro and notify barangay officials about the oil spill.the Western Visayas Regional Unit to monitor the conditions of the sea there.
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