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Mindoro Oil Spill Victims Reach 19,000
Mindoro Oil Spill Victims Reach 19,000
Oriental Mindoro residents affected by the oil spill from the tanker Princess Empress have risen to 19,000. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will begin on March 15 a cash-for-work program, in addition to the food relief that is already being distributed, to help affected residents and pump-prime the local economy.
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Published at 2023-03-12 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Environment, Health
Tags: Mindoro, Program, coral, coral reefs, fishermen, marine, reefs, residents
Mindoro Oil Spill Endangers Diverse Marine Ecosystem, Peoples’ Lives
Mindoro Oil Spill Endangers Diverse Marine Ecosystem, Peoples’ Lives
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino has raised alarm over the recent maritime incident which threatened to affect the ecosystem of the country. “While we are seeking accountability, our efforts in the meantime should be focused on the containment of the oil spill to prevent it from causing further irreversible damage to our marine ecosystem. Next should be the recover. He was referring to MT Princess Empress. It carried 800,000 liters industrial fuel oil.
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Published at 2023-03-07 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Environment, News and Events
Tags: Island, Mindoro, Princess, coral, coral reefs, fishermen, marine, reefs
Our Vanishing ‘galunggong’
Our Vanishing ‘galunggong’
Two months ago, I had a Zoom meeting with fisherfolk from Zambales who complained that their fish catch had been dwindling because huge Chinese trawlers have been scooping the fish in their traditional fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, leaving them with smaller fish. Filipino fishermen use only wooden boats with outriggers that are dwarfed by the huge steel-hulled Chinese trawlers
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Published at 2021-07-22 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Fauna and flora, Politics
Tags: Chinese, Duterte, fish, fishermen, fishing
Fish Shortage Looms if Chinese Presence Remains in WPS
Fish Shortage Looms if Chinese Presence Remains in WPS
A looming fish shortage in the country is inevitable if the presence of Chinese militia remains in the traditional fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Sunday. Pangilinan said the government should not allow a fish shortage to happen as this will surely raise fish prices in the end.
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Published at 2021-04-18 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Environment, Politics
Tags: China, Pangilinan, fish, fishermen, shortage