By Enrico Dela Cruz and Adrian Portugal MANILA/POLA, Oriental Mindoro, March 6 (Reuters) – Philippine authorities believe they have found the location of a tanker that sank off a central province last.
State of calamity declared in oil spill-hit towns Communities fear losing livelihood amid fishing ban Tourism industry braces for possible impact (Changes dateline, adds quotes from fisherman, state of calamity declaration) By Enrico Dela Cruz and Adrian Portugal MANILA/POLA, Oriental Mindoro, March 6 (Reuters) - P hilippine authorities believe they have found the location of a tanker that sank off a central province last week, as they raced to assess the extent of an oil spill that has prompted a fishing ban, and to contain further environmental damage.