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Bataan declares State of Calamity due to oil spill

Bataan declared a State of Calamity again due to oil spills from a series of maritime incidents in the province. The declaration followed the sinking of two ships, MTKR Terranova in Limay and MTKR Jason Bradley in Mariveles, and the grounding of MV Mirola 1 on the Mariveles shoreline during the southwest monsoon enhanced by Typhoon Carina.

𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐺𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑖𝑛 𝐿𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑦, 𝐵𝑎𝑡𝑎𝑎𝑛, 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑀𝑇𝐾𝑅 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎. 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑒𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑖𝑙 𝑠𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠. (PCG)

Governor Jose Enrique Garcia III signed the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Resolution No. 328, series of 2024, on Monday to address the severe damage caused by these incidents.

“This second State of Calamity is crucial due to the new damages affecting more than 17,000 fishermen in Bataan,” he explained.

The oil spill, which has spread to the municipalities of Limay, Mariveles, and Bagac, poses a significant threat to local marine resources essential for the livelihoods of fishermen, market vendors, transport organizations, and other traders.

The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office reported that approximately 10,174 families in Limay and 4,822 families in Mariveles are now facing the adverse effects of the spill.

Under the newly declared State of Calamity, the province will allocate additional funds to effectively implement measures to combat the oil spill’s damage and provide immediate aid and services to the affected residents.

Garcia noted that the repeated calamities underscore the vulnerability of the province and the need for robust disaster preparedness and response strategies.

Bataan had recently declared a State of Calamity due to flooding and damages caused by the southwest monsoon that was enhanced by Typhoon Carina. That disaster impacted 190,169 families and caused over P35,730,413 in damages to property, crops, and fisheries. (PIA Region 3-Bataan | Rick P. Quiambao)

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