The exact location of the sunken motor tanker that caused an oil spill in several areas in Oriental Mindoro has already been determined, Governor Humerlito Dolor said Monday.
residents from securing water from underground water pumps or “poso” while the quality of the water has yet to be examined.
Asked about the “concern of efforts” of the local government units , Dolor said it would be on preventing the remaining industrial fuel from reaching the shores. The owners of the tanker's operating company said they would help the LGUs in cleaning up the oil spill and provide alternative livelihood for the affected fisherfolks.Meanwhile, two barangays in Agutaya town in Palawan have reported oil in the area.
Residents have already crafted makeshift spill booms to prevent it from further spreading due to its risk to their livelihood as seaweed farmers.For its part, the coastal town of Malay in Aklan said it is already on “heightened alert,”The municipal government said it is working with barangay disaster risk reduction and management councils and the PCG in “conducting continuous monitoring of our coastal areas.
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