MANILA, Philippines — The removal of the remaining fuel oil from the sunken MT Princess Empress off Oriental Mindoro is expected to be completed on June 19, Rear Adm. Armand Balilo, spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), said on Saturday. 'Hopefully we can beat the target or we can beat the deadline by June 19 to end that oil spill,' Balilo told a news forum in Quezon City. Balilo said the siphoning operations began on May 29 with the help of the Fire Opal, a diving support vessel from the Malayan Towage and Salvage Corp.

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