‘Oil spill recovery completed but containment continues’
The extraction of the remaining oil from the sunken MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro has been completed – two ...
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MT Princess ship owners may face DOJ prosecution
The National Bureau of Investigation-Environmental Crime Division on Tuesday asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to criminally prosecute those responsible ...
Read morePalace: Oil spill cleanup done in 1 month
The last phase of the oil spill cleanup in Oriental Mindoro will be completed within a month, Malacañang announced on ...
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Permit of shipping firm revoked
The Maritime Industry Authority has revoked the permit of the shipping company that owns and operates M/T Princess Empress, the ...
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Groups help monitor Mindoro oil spill
Civil society groups, affected communities, and concerned organizations have joined hands to assist in monitoring and improving the availability of ...
Read moreInsurance firm vows to retrieve 300k liters of oil from sunken tanker
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday said an insurance firm pledged to retrieve the remaining industrial fuel oil in ...
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‘Fishing industry loses P19m daily due to oil spill’
The Philippine fishing industry is losing close to P19 million daily as the massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro drags ...
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PCG: Sealing of leaks in sunken tanker begins
The Philippine Coast Guard and Japanese experts began using an underwater robot to install specialized bags to seal off leaks ...
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Joel invokes ‘just compensation’ for Mindoreños affected by oil spill
The owners of the MT Princess Empress tanker that sank last February 28 off Naujan, Mindoro Oriental with 800,000 liters ...
Read moreOil spill compensation seen eclipsing P1.1-b 2006 record
Compensation claims as a result of the massive oil spill from the MT Princess Empress could surpass those filed in ...
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