An inter-agency task force was created on Friday to address the impact of the oil spill in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.
NDRRMC executive director and Civil Defense administrator Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno issued a memorandum for the creation of the task force.
Also included in the task force are the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard Southern Tagalog District, Armed Forces of the Philippines Southern Luzon Command, and MIMAROPA local government units. PCG personnel are now conducting shoreline assessment and deploying equipment and assets to contain and recover the spilled oil.
“We are prepared to propose and enact a supplemental budget if it comes to that. If the President requests it, we will grant it,” Salceda said. “This is an event that could have devastating consequences to fish supply and tourism, and it will definitely affect hundreds of thousands of families if it gets out of hand.”
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