Palace assures overall oil spill cleanup done by June

MANILA – The last phase of the oil spill cleanup in Oriental Mindoro will be completed within a month, Malacañang announced on Saturday. Communication Secretary Cheloy Garafil made the assurance after the arrival of a dynamic support vessel (DSV), which will be used to siphon the remnants of the 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil from […]

Last phase of oil spill cleanup in Oriental Mindoro begins

MANILA – The last phase of siphoning operations for the remaining oil off the waters of Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro began Sunday, three months after the massive spill from the sunken M/T Princess Empress, the Philippine Coast Guard said. PCG Incident Management Team-Oriental Mindoro head Commodore Geronimo Tuvilla said the operations would last from 20-30 […]

Mindoro oil spill cleanup enters final phase

MANILA – Efforts to clean up the massive oil spill in Mindoro are now on its final phase with the arrival of a vessel intended for siphon operations, the National Task Force on Oil Spill Management said Thursday. The task force said the dynamic support vessel “Fire Opal” arrived in Oriental Mindoro on May 28. It said […]

Siphoning ops recover several liters of oil from sunken tanker

MANILA – The cargo oil tanks (COT) of the sunken M/T Princess Empress in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro have been opened and several liters of oil recovered in the ongoing siphoning operations. In an update posted on its Facebook page Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported that the Malayan Towage and Salvage Corporation […]

DSWD kicks off new set of cash payouts for Mindoro fisherfolk

MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday said it started the distribution of cash assistance for the full recovery of formal and informal fisherfolk heavily affected by the Mindoro oil spill. In a news release, the DSWD said its Field Office (FO) in Mimaropa on Thursday kicked off the cash payout […]

PNP probes killing of Oriental Mindoro broadcaster

MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) vowed to bring to justice the masterminds and killers of a 50-year-old broadcaster in Oriental Mindoro. PNP public information office chief Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan identified the victim as Cresenciano Aldovino Bunduquin, a commentator of DWXR 101.7 Kalahi FM MUX Online Radio, who was shot in front of a […]

P50-K reward offered for arrest of Mindoro broadcaster’s killer

MANILA – A PHP50,000 reward awaits anyone who can give information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect in the killing of radio broadcaster Cresenciano “Cris” Bundoquin in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) announced Wednesday. Bundoquin was gunned down by two motorcycle-riding suspects at around 4 a.m. […]

US, 8 others ‘concerned’ over killing of Mindoro broadcaster

MANILA – Several members of the diplomatic community in the Philippines have expressed concern over the killing of radio broadcaster Cresenciano Bunduquin, who was gunned down by two motorcycle-riding suspects in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro on Wednesday morning. The United States Embassy in Manila on Thursday stressed that protection of media freedom is an “integral element” of […]

Bundoquin killer identified, says PTFoMS

MANILA — The gunman in the killing of Oriental Mindoro radio commentator Cresenciano “Cris” Bundoquin has been identified, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said Saturday. The manhunt for Bundoquin’s killer continues, Undersecretary Paul Gutierrez, executive director of the PTFoMS said. He refused to disclose the identity of the suspect. “The pace of the […]

PNP readies raps vs. Mindoro broadcaster’s slay suspect

MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Monday said they have already identified a suspect in the killing of radio broadcaster Cresenciano Bunduquin in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro last week. “Based on the updates from our regional offices kay PRO (Police Regional Office) 4B, yung kaso (the case) is I think […]