Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 10) – An oil slick from Oriental Mindoro has reached the shores of Taytay, Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Friday.
Barangay Casian, Taytay, Palawan is 159 nautical miles or roughly 300 kilometers from Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, where the tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial oil sank last Feb. 28.
READ: Tanker behind Oriental Mindoro oil spill located
The local government of Oriental Mindoro previously said the slick had affected the livelihood of over 10,000 fisherfolk in the towns of Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas, and Mansalay.
‘4’: ‘contentWidth’: ‘100%’ ’embedCode’: ‘