The oil spill in Oriental Mindoro has affected some marine protected areas, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday.
“Meron pong marine protected areas sa bandang Naujan, Pola... Hindi ko lang ma-recall kung ilan ang marine protected areas dito ,” said PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo at a televised public briefing. on a maximum of 40-kilometer radius from 5 nautical miles east of Balingawan Port.
The DENR has already formed “Task Force Naujan Oil Spill” to secure marine protected areas that may be affected by the possible oil spill. Due to this, the last resort left for responders is to recover the oil leaking from the motor tanker.Balilo said the result of the probe would determine if there are people accountable for the sinking of the motor tanker.
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