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Residents in Naujan town called on the government to immediately address the problem, and provide them with financial assistance and alternative livelihood.
In an update, the DENR said the sunken oil tanker is located northeast of Pola town in Oriental Mindoro, “but is believed to have moved southeast from its last known position where it completely submerged.”
Experts from the University of the Philippines - Marine Science Institute estimate that tens of thousands of hectares worth of coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass have been affected by the oil spill due to the recent sinking of MT Prince Empress.
Over 36,000 hectares of marine protected areas (MPAs) are at risk due to the oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro, said the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science Marine Science Institute (UPD-CS MSI) in its latest bulletin on Saturday, March 4.
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