Fish shortage feared amid Oriental Mindoro oil spill


The coastline of Pola, Oriental Mindoro is reeling from the widespread oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress as seen in this photo taken on March 6, 2023. - NOEL GUEVARA OF GREENPEACE)

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday (March 17) expressed his concern over a possible fish supply shortage due to the massive oil spill after the MT Princess Empress sank off Oriental Mindoro last Feb 28.

The ill-fated vessel was carrying some 800,000 litres of industrial fuel when it sank.

Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.


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