THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture (DA) on Thursday said foregone income of fishermen affected by the oil spill in Bataan province was estimated at P78.7 million after a fishing ban was imposed.
In a bulletin, the agency said that about 28,373 fishermen in the National Capital Region, Central Luzon and the Calabarzon region have been affected.
“Operations are still actively under way to address and contain the oil spill incident,” the agency said.
On July 30, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources banned all fishing activities in affected waters.
The oil tanker MT Terra Nova was carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil when it sank off the coast of Bataan province on July 25.
The MTKR Jayson Bradley also sank in the shallow waters of Mariveles on July 27, while the MV Mirola 1 ran aground near the area. — Adrian H. Halili
