MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to speed up the oil spill clean-up in the affected areas in Oriental Mindoro. The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said Marcos issued the directive to the DENR during a meeting in Malacañang on Wednesday. The PCO said that in response to the directive, the DENR is looking into the possibility of tapping the participants of this year's Balikatan exercises for the cleanup drives along the shores affected by the oil spill caused by the Feb.

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