The Department of Justice (DOJ) ruled that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has the authority to consolidate and file claims for insurance amounting to more than P5 billion in connection with the damages caused by the oil spill from the sunken M/T Princess Empress. In a three-page legal opinion signed…
The Occidental Mindoro oil spill continues to haunt the town of Pola, one of the hardest hit by the disaster, following the sinking of MT Princess Empress on February 28. At a hybrid news conference dubbed “State of the Oil Spill,” Pola Mayor Jennifer Cruz said oil and oil residues…
The P33-million request of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the oil spill clean up in Mindoro has been approved, the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) said on Monday. At a news briefing, Marina spokesperson Sharon Aledo said the amount requested from the Oil Pollution Management Fund (OPMF) will be disbursed…