PCG Batangas station commander Capt. Victorino Acosta said the oil slick was sighted in Verde Island Monday morning. Two barangays — San Agapito and Santo Domingo — are currently affected, he noted.
The oil spill from the tanker MT Princess Empress that sank in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28 has reached Batangas City, the Philippine Coast Guard Batangas station confirmed Monday.
Authorities conducted an aerial inspection over the area later in the day. The PCG reported that vicinity waters no longer showed traces of the spill, but three nearby coastal barangays remain affected. It is located in the Verde Island Passage, which provides food and livelihood, among others to over two million locals, according to the Conservation International Philippines.
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