Residents of Pola, Oriental Mindoro are using water containers, paint buckets, pails, and coconut husks to remove thousands of liters of industrial oil from the coastline.
MANILA, Philippines – Residents of Pola, Oriental Mindoro are using water containers, paint buckets, pails, and coconut husks to remove thousands of liters of industrial oil from the coastline, as authorities scramble to contain the environmental impact of the spill from the oil tanker MT Princess Empress last February 28.
Cruz’s move came as the provincial agriculture office reported sightings of dead fishes and sea birds on the shorelines of Pola, Naujan and Pinamalayan towns. “makita natin kung saan talaga lumubog ang oil tanker para ma-pinpoint kung hanggang saan ang magiging extent ng damage sa ating mga Marine Protected Areas at kabuhayan ng mga mangingisda sa lalawigan“Hindi po natin alam ang bantay dagat natin doon kung saan ilalagay ang kinukuha nilang langis. Tinatabo-tabo lang po namin kasi wala po talaga kamingPola, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Jennifer Cruz said in an interview with News5.Pola has seven sanctuaries and 533 hectares of mangrove.
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