Fishermen struggle as oil spill grows

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 30, 2023 12:34 am

POLA: A crab covered in oil creeps across the sand as Philippine fishermen wearing white protective suits, rubber gloves, and respirator masks scrape toxic sludge from the rocks along the shore.

Four weeks after a Philippine tanker loaded with 800,000 liters (210,000 gallons) of thick oil sank off the central island of Mindoro, the vessel is still leaking.

Fishermen, community leaders and members of climate justice groups urge the government to en-force the 2017 Verde Island Passage agreement to strengthen the protection and management of the passage that is rich in marine life on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The groups also sought compensa-tion for the damage wrought by the sinking MT Princess Empress. PHOTO BY BENEDICT ABAYGAR, JR.

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