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THE Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have released a total of P740,000 to families affected by the oil spill in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.The recipients were 37 parents of students from Francisco Tria Memorial School, who received P20,000 in cash assistance on June 14.Leo Reynoso, regional director of the DSWD field office in Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan), said the fund release is the third in the partnership between the OVP and DSWD in providing cash assistance to affected residents of the oil spill caused by t...

Two months after the tanker Princess Empress sank, oil spill cleanup in the waters off Oriental Mindoro continues, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

Oil sample analysis by a French outfit, Cedre, shows that the industrial fuel oil MT Princess Empress was carrying came from the tank of SL Harbor Bulk Terminal operated by a San Miguel subsidiary

The United States Coast Guard is set to assist the Philippines in the cleanup of the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, with additional air assets scheduled to arrive later in the week.

A 'Claims Caravan' in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, will act as collecting point for claimants who wish to submit their claims forms