The Japanese government is set to send a team of disaster relief experts to assist the Philippines in the ongoing cleanup of the massive oil spill from a sunken motor tanker off Najuan, Oriental Mindoro.
“In coordination with the Philippine government, Japan will send a disaster relief expert team on oil removal and control to support ongoing efforts in response to the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro,” Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa said on Twitter.
“On the other hand, for a large oil spill or if the responsible operator fails to deal with it properly, the JCG itself controls it by the National Strike Team, a specialist group in maritime disaster prevention, in cooperation with related organizations,” it added. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources previously said more than 2,000 hectares of coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass can be potentially affected by the oil spill. Water samples from several areas in Oriental Mindoro likewise failed their water quality test.
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