Philippines' Mindoro Oil Spill Affects 137,000 People, Effects On Marine Biodiversity To Worsen
The oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, has affected 137,000 people in coastal communities, damaging the country's marine biodiversity and locals' livelihoods. In a statement Saturday, the country's Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that 30,042 families, or 137,230 individuals, from 121 barangays, or districts, in the MIMAROPA …