Verde Island Passage faces new oil spill threat

CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines — A fishing vessel carrying 70,000 liters of diesel nearly sank off the coast of Calatagan, Batangas, on Sunday, sparking fears of another oil spill in the fragile biodiversity of Verde Island Passage (VIP), an advocacy group said on Monday. In a statement on Monday, Protect VIP said the

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