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The Philippine Coast Guard deploy an oil spill boom and skimmer with manual scooping around the suspected area of the sunken MT Princess Empress on March 14, 2023. The ship was carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it sank near the Verde Island Passage, one of the most biodiverse marine habitats in the planet, on Feb. 28, 2023. Malayan Towage and Salvage Corporation/Philippine Coast Guard

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172239663006820240728-manila-bay-oil-spill-GP-3.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="A thick layer of oil can be seen across the water’s surface approximately four kilometers from the coastline in Tibaguin Island, Hagonoy Bulacan. The oil spill from capsized tanker MT Terranova which was carrying 1.4 million liters of oil is now affecting the municipal waters of several areas. Noel Celis, Greenpeace handout"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A thick layer of oil can be seen across the water’s surface approximately four kilometers from the coastline in Tibaguin Island, Hagonoy Bulacan. The oil spill from capsized tanker MT Terranova which was carrying 1.4 million liters of oil is now affecting the municipal waters of several areas. <em>Noel Celis, Greenpeace handout</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — The oil spill from a tanker that sunk in the waters of Bataan last week was &quot;not as massive&quot; as the one in Oriental Mindoro last year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said Wednesday.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/29/filipino-fishermen-worried-as-oil-spill-threatens-livelihoods-1348">• Filipino fishermen worried as oil spill threatens livelihoods</a></div><p>&quot;Itong oil spill sa Bataan hindi po ito kasing massive nung katulad nung nangyari sa Mindoro. Yun lang po siguro ang ipagpasalamat natin,&quot; BFAR spokesperson N<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">azario Briguera told Teleradyo Serbisyo, citing their ground &quot;</span>assessment and evaluation.&quot;</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3064466"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>The disastrous oil spill from MT Princess Empress that sank in the waters of Oriental Mindoro last year resulted in &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">P41.2 billion worth of damages to the ecosystem and the dependent coastal communities,&quot; according to <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">sustainability think-tank Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development</span> (CEED) in its </span> <a href="https://ceedphilippines.com/report-the-big-bill-of-the-oil-spill-in-the-verde-island-passage/"></a><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(84, 172, 210);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important"><a href="https://ceedphilippines.com/report-the-big-bill-of-the-oil-spill-in-the-verde-island-passage/">report</a> </span><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">published earlier this year. </span></p><div><br/></div><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/03/21/23/authorities-laud-breakthrough-in-oriental-mindoro-oil-spill">• PH authorities laud breakthrough in Oriental Mindoro oil spill after ROV locates sunken tanker</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div><span id="isPasted"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172239640170720230315-mindoro-oil-spill-coast-guard-HO-6.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Philippine Coast Guard deploy an oil spill boom and skimmer with manual scooping around the suspected area of the sunken MT Princess Empress on March 14, 2023. The ship was carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it sank near the Verde Island Passage, one of the most biodiverse marine habitats in the planet, on Feb. 28, 2023. Malayan Towage and Salvage Corporation/Philippine Coast Guard"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Philippine Coast Guard deploy an oil spill boom and skimmer with manual scooping around the suspected area of the sunken MT Princess Empress on March 14, 2023. The ship was carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it sank near the Verde Island Passage, one of the most biodiverse marine habitats in the planet, on Feb. 28, 2023. <em>Malayan Towage and Salvage Corporation/Philippine Coast Guard</em></span></span></span></span></div><p>The PCG as of Tuesday said the oil spill from MT Terra Nova remains <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">under control after they successfully plugged the leaking valves of the tanker.</span></p><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/30/pcg-observes-very-minimal-oil-sheen-along-manila-shoreline-1416">• PCG observes &#x27;very minimal&#x27; oil sheen along Manila shoreline</a></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">The tanker was carrying over 1.4 million liters of oil cargo when it sank <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">near the waters of Limay town in Bataan on July 25 due to bad weather.</span></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/25/tanker-carrying-1-4-million-liters-of-oil-capsizes-in-manila-bay-1011">• Tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of oil capsizes in Manila Bay</a></span></span></div><div><strong>FUEL SUBSIDY</strong></div><p>The BFAR also announced that the affected fisherfolk are set to receive P3,000-worth of fuel subsidy.</p><p>&quot;Isa po sa nakalatag na intervention ng BFAR ay yung fuel subsidy sa ating apektadong fisherfolk. Ito po, kung di ako nagkakamali, P3,000 per individual. In the form of fuel po, parang may conduit kaming mga gasoline stations,&quot; <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Briguera said.</span></p><div><span id="isPasted"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/30/da-eyes-fuel-subsidy-for-fishermen-affected-by-bataan-oil-spill-1905">• DA eyes fuel subsidy for fishermen affected by Bataan oil spill</a></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Agriculture Secretary Francis Tiu Laurel earlier said the fuel subsidy would help fishermen venture outside their traditional fishing areas affected by the oil spill. </span></div><p>The BFAR said imposing a fishing ban was left to the discretion of local government units.</p><p>&quot;Sa BFAR ang nakatoka sa amin yung pag-aanalisa ng fish sample, marine habitat, at yung ano mang mga technical nformation na makukuha namin at ibibigay sa LGU at sila ang magdedesisyon kung magpapatupad ng fishing ban,&quot; <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Briguera explained. </span></p><p>In its last Bataan Oil Spill Bulletin, the BFAR said all fish samples from Bataan passed their sensory analysis.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/29/fish-samples-from-bataan-still-passed-sensory-test-amid-oil-spill-bfar-report-1827">• Fish samples from Bataan still &#x27;passed&#x27; sensory test amid oil spill: BFAR report</a></div><p>&quot;Yung mga isda naman hindi sila ganon ka vulnerable sa oil spill, unlike crustaceans,&quot; <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Briguera</span> said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MOE87hzMPUs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The oil spill from a tanker that sunk in the waters of Bataan last week was "not as massive" as the one in Oriental Mindoro last year, BFAR said Wednesday.</p>

The oil spill from a tanker that sunk in the waters of Bataan last week was "not as massive" as the one in Oriental Mindoro last year, BFAR said Wednesday.

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Bataan oil spill 'not as massive' as Mindoro oil spill: BFAR

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published Jul 31, 2024 12:51 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 31, 2024 02:14 PM PHT

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