Damage due to Mindoro oil spill reaches P3.8 billion: NDRRMC

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A snail crawls on the glove of an environmental advocate during a coastal clean up drive in the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro on March 7, 2023. Francis R. Malasig, EPA-EFE" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/04/27/20230307-pola-mindoro-oil-spill-epa-1.jpg"/><figcaption>A snail crawls on the glove of an environmental advocate during a coastal clean up drive in the town of Pola, Oriental Mindoro on March 7, 2023. <em>Francis R. Malasig, EPA-EFE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The cost of damage due to the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro has reached over P3.88 billion, with the number of affected families rising to around 40,000, the country&#x27;s disaster response monitoring agency said Thursday. </p><p>The estimated cost of damage included production losses among some 24,000 fisherfolk and farmers, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in a report. </p><p>Fishermen have been ordered to stay ashore in several areas while the oil spill cleanup is ongoing. </p><p>Mimaropa accounted for the bulk of the cost of damage at around P3.75 billion, while the rest was recorded in Calabarzon and Western Visayas. <br/> <br/>&quot;&#x27;Yan ay running [tally] hanggang sa mayroon pa pong langis na tumatagas pa,&quot; Diego Agustin Mariano, head of the Office of Civil Defense&#x27;s joint information center, said during a televised briefing. </p><p>(That is a running tally while the oil is still leaking.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/18/23/puerto-galera-to-lose-p53-m-daily-should-it-be-closed-to-tourism">Puerto Galera seen to lose P5.3-M daily should it be closed to tourism: Frasco</a></li></ul><p>The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) earlier said the fisheries sector loses around <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/12/23/bfar-fishing-sector-loses-p19-m-daily-from-oil-spill">P19 million daily</a> as the oil spill damage drags on. </p><p>The NDRRMC report also said 40,897 families or 193,436 individuals were affected by the oil spill caused by a tanker that went down in rough seas on Feb. 28. </p><p>The government, local authorities and non-government organizations have provided P140 million worth of assistance to affected residents, the social welfare department said in a separate statement. </p><p>The Philippine Coast Guard earlier said that the oil spill leakage from MT Princess Empress was &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfgsETteh4w">significantly controlled</a>.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/18/23/puerto-galera-to-lose-p53-m-daily-should-it-be-closed-to-tourism">Puerto Galera seen to lose P5.3-M daily should it be closed to tourism: Frasco</a></li></ul><p>The Department of Natural Resources (DENR), for its part, hoped the oil spill could be fully controlled &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/18/23/denr-hopes-oil-spill-leakage-fully-controlled-within-the-month">within the month</a>.&quot; Its impact analysis on the spill&#x27;s ecological damage is ongoing. </p><p>The government estimates at least 4,000 hectares of coral reefs, seaweed and mangroves have been affected.</p><p>Mangroves can suffocate if oil covers their roots, while corals -- breeding grounds for many fish species -- can die or struggle to grow and reproduce if exposed.</p><p>Oil has been found as far away as the western island of Palawan, more than 350 kilometers from where the tanker went down.</p><p>Some oil has also drifted north to the Verde Island Passage, between Mindoro and the Philippines&#x27; main island of Luzon. </p><p>The passage is near the top of the Coral Triangle, an area of water spanning down to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor that is called the &quot;Amazon of the Seas&quot; because of its rich marine life.</p><div style="text-align:center"><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong><br/> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2596099" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><div style="text-align:center"><em><strong>Video from PTV</strong></em></div>

The cost of damage due to the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro has reached over P3.88 billion, the NDRRMC said. 

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Damage due to Mindoro oil spill reaches P3.8 billion: NDRRMC

Damage due to Mindoro oil spill reaches P3.8 billion: NDRRMC

Job Manahan,

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Published Apr 27, 2023 04:33 PM PHT

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Updated Apr 27, 2023 05:24 PM PHT

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