Bataan, isinailalim na sa State of Calamity dahil sa epekto ng oil spill

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00:00Due to the effect of the oil spill, the province of Bataan declared a state of calamity.

00:05This is after the sinking of two ships and the collision of another ship in the sea of the province.

00:12According to Bataan Governor Joe Edgarcia, according to the Pan-Lalawigan Resolution No. 328,

00:20the declaration is needed to speed up the assistance to the affected towns.

00:27As of now, more than 17,000 fishermen in Bataan have been affected by the oil spill.

00:34According to the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office,

00:38more than 10,000 families in Limay and more than 4,000 families in Mariveles are affected by the oil spill.

00:48The state of calamity was first declared in the province on July 24

00:54because of the strong winds that forced the oil spill.