CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC)- Calabarzon (Region 4-A or the Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Batangas, and Quezon area) is taking proactive measures as the oil slick from the sunken MT Princess Empress in the sea of Oriental Mindoro threatens to reach Verde Island Passage and other parts of Batangas province.
MANILA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Philippine authorities are rushing to contain a worsening oil spill from a sunken tanker that was carrying up to 800,000 litres of industrial oil, with 21 protected marine areas at risk if the leak is not contained.
"This is the most.whale sharks I ve seen so far. We are trying to observe them and record what we see so we can establish their habit," De Los Santos said.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Fisheries Protection Law Enforcement Group (FPLEG)-Eastern Seaboard and the Naval Intelligence and Security Unit (NISU-32) of the Philippine Navy (PN) apprehended Friday, Aug. 19, two fishing vessels using the illegal Modified Danish Seine (MDS) o