The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reports the following updates regarding the oil spill response operations in Oriental Mindoro as of yesterday, 13 March 2023: a) BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410), conducted monitoring around the vicinity waters off Pola, Oriental Mindoro, for the oil spill trajectory reported. The said vessel found negative sightings of oil spillage after the assessment. b) M/TUG TITAN 1 and M/TUG LIDAGAT deployed their oil spill boom and skimmer around the suspected area of the submerged vessel for the containment and recovery of the oil spill at six nautical miles northeast off the shoreline of Balingawan Point and Buloc Bay. c) PCG’s Offshore Team recovered 10 sacks of absorbent pads with oily mixture and five bales of absorbent pads. The team continued the operations around the suspected area of the submerged vessel by deploying an oil spill boom and skimmer for the containment and recovery of spilt oil. d) Meanwhile, the PCG Marine Science Technicians Deployment Response Group conducted a shoreline assessment and sample collection with the personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau-MIMAROPA in the following areas: 1. Municipality of Naujan [Brgy Estrella, Brgy Sta. Cruz, Brgy San Jose, Sitio Pitogo, Brgy San Jose Proper, Brgy Melgar (A & B)] 2. Municipality of Pola (Brgy Misong, Brgy Tagumpay, Sitio Cueba, Brgy Tagumpay Central, Sitio Central, Brgy Tuguihan and Brgy Calima) 3. Municipality of Pinamalayan (Brgy Ranzo, Brgy Simborio, Brgy Banilad, Brgy Pili, Brgy Lumang and Brgy Marfrancisco) 4. Municipality of Gloria (Brgy Tambong, Brgy Kawit, Brgy San Antonio, Brgy Balete, Brgy Guimbonan, Brgy Sta. Teresa, Brgy Maragooc, Brgy Agsalin MPA) e) The PCG will continue its coral assessment of marine protected areas around Pola. [Photos by Malayan Towage & Salvage Corp]
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Maritime expert, iminungkahi na gamitin ang mga barko ng PH Navy

November 14, 2023
BNFM Makati

Iminungkahi ng isang maritime expert na ipadala na ng Pilipinas ang mga barko ng Philippine Navy sa susunod na resupply mission sa West Philippine Sea.

Ayon kay Maritime Security Expert Ray Powell huwag ng umasa na magbabago ang mga agresibong galawan ng China na pilit na inaangkin ang West Philippine Sea.

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Sinabi naman ni Maritime expert Atty. Jay Batongbacal na dapat ng baguhin ng Pilipinas ang istilo ng resupply mission sa halip na civilian boats, mga barko na mismo ng Philippine Navy ang dapat na maglayag.

Nanindigan naman ang Philippine Coast Guard na iiwas ito sa anumang hakbang na magpapalala sa tensyon sa patuloy na pagsasagawa ng resupply mission sa Ayungin at iba pang bahagi ng West Philippine Sea.

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Dagdag pa ng PCG na ayaw nilang lumalala pa ang tensyon kaya hindi nila iminumungkahi na gamitin ang mga barko ng Philippine Navy.