Workers disrupted by oil spill to get ’emergency employment’

MANILA – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to hire on a short-term basis potentially thousands of individuals whose livelihoods have been disrupted by the recent oil spill off the coast of Oriental Mindoro. In an interview on Thursday, DOLE Undersecretary Ciriaco Lagunzad Jr. said the “emergency employment” would allow affected families to […]

PRO-Mimaropa donates P1.2M to oil spill-hit Oriental Mindoro town

MANILA – The Police Regional Office (PRO) 4-B (Mimaropa) on Wednesday donated PHP1.2 million in cash aid to help oil spill-affected families in the town of Pola in Oriental Mindoro province. In a statement, PRO 4-B chief Brig. Gen Joel Doria said the amount came from the contributions of personnel from their headquarters, Regional Mobile Force […]