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In an update, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday said it has collected 9,463 liters of oily water mixture and 115 sacks of oil-contaminated materials during its offshore oil spill response operations.

In a statement Friday, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) urged the public to switch off lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on March 25 in support of the event, which carries the theme “The Biggest Hour for the Earth.”

“During the aerial inspection from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the PCG confirmed that Verde Island and its vicinity waters no longer have traces of oil,” it said in a statement.

The Philippines enumerated four grounds for the reversal of the ICC’s decision to reopen the inquiry into the “war on drugs.”

An average of 140 cases per day were logged from March 6 to 12, the DOH said in a bulletin released on Tuesday.

Governor Humerlito Dolor said that 122 individuals—mostly middle-aged men and women and children—have gotten sick.

The Philippines posted 913 COVID-19 cases in the past week, with a daily average of 130 infections, the Department of Health said on Monday.

Experts from the University of the Philippines - Marine Science Institute estimate that tens of thousands of hectares worth of coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass have been affected by the oil spill due to the recent sinking of MT Prince Empress.

Four people, including two Australians, were on board the Cessna 340 aircraft when it went missing on Saturday morning after taking off from the Bicol International Airport for Manila.

Although few attend religious services, seven out of 10 Filipino Catholics pray at least once a day, results of the survey showed.