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The oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress has reached the shoreline of Calapan in Oriental Mindoro, according to Gov. Humerlito Dolor.

A lawmaker lamented what she described as the government’s slow response to the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker MT Princess Empress.

The mandate of the Philippine Coast Guard, a purely civilian organization, might be worth looking into to match the Chinese Coast Guard which is allowed to engage in combat, Sen. Joseph Victor Ejercito said.

A lawmaker lamented what she described as the government’s slow response to the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker MT Princess Empress.

The Philippine Coast Guard has found some irregularities in the franchise granted by the Maritime Industry Authority to the sunken M/T Princess Empress.

Philippine Coast Guard personnel stationed in Pag-asa spotted vessels of the People’s Liberation Army of China anchored in the island last Saturday, which along with the CCG-5203 and at least 42 suspected Chinese maritime militia have continued to ignore PCG warnings, an official said.

Despite the presence of more than 40 Chinese ships near Pag-asa Island, Philippine Coast Guard vessels are still able to reach the island, which is within the country’s exclusive economic zone.

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A People’s Liberation Army Navy vessel and a Chinese Coast Guard-5203 (CCG-5203) vessel were spotted by the Philippine Coast Guard yesterday anchored in waters in the vicinity of Pag-asa Island in Palawan, along with 42 suspected Chinese maritime militia.

A pillow owned by the patient on a missing medical evacuation helicopter and a refrigerant tank have been recovered by Philippine Coast Guard rescue teams in the waters off Balabac, Palawan.