Environment

Fingerprinting results of the collected oil samples from Oriental Mindoro matched the industrial oil from the sunken motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Monday, April 17.

A bishop from Borongan, Eastern Samar voiced alarm over mining activities in Homonhon Island.

Possible oil slicks were detected near Coron, Palawan, according to the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UPMSI).

Oil spill from the sunken vessel off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro reached Tablas Strait in Oriental Mindoro, based on the latest satellite image from the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA).

To intensify oil spill response operations in Oriental Mindoro, the Government of Singapore sent the positioning vessel (DPV) Pacific Valkyrie equipped with remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) Hydros in Calapan, the Philippine Coast Guard announced Tuesday, April 4.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said an inland wetland was discovered in Malunay, Quezon with sightings of several wildlife species.