At least 77 coastal villages were placed under a state of calamity following the incident.
“It would take us some time to recover from the horrendous impact of this incident, not only on the environment and the livelihood of our people including those in the tourism industry, and thus, we should extend whatever assistance we can give to help alleviate the plight of those affected by the oil spill,” Gatchalian said in a statement.
To date, an estimated 13,000 fishermen and their families in the province have already been affected. Gatchalian said the volume of fish production is anticipated to drop in the following months as the oil spill creeps into the coasts of other provinces. The oil spill has also reached parts of Palawan and Antique and may spread further to Romblon and Aklan.Article type: free
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