'Oil spill-affected parties can file claims'

by Ire Joe Laurente - Franco Jose C. Baroña

Mar 26, 2023 12:18 am

CALAPAN CITY: Residents affected by the oil spill from MT Princess Empress that sank in the waters of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro can file damage claims from the vessel's insurance company, Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito Dolor said on Friday.

Dolor in a social media post said that a first claims office or claims caravan will be set up at the Provincial Capitol Compound in Barangay Camilmil on Monday, March 27, 2023.

Fish vendors wait for customers at a market in Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The vendors said the sale of fish declined as people were scared that seafood in the area were affected by the massive oil spill from a sunken tanker. The MT Princess Empress sank off Oriental Mindoro last February 28. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN

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