CITY OF CALAPAN — The coastal town of Pola in Oriental Mindoro province was placed under a state of calamity as authorities rushed to contain the spread of an oil spill from a sunken fuel tanker, local officials said Friday. In an interview, Pola Mayor Jennifer Mindanao Cruz said the municipal council held a special session on Thursday evening and passed a resolution containing the declaration. Pola is among the 10 municipalities in Oriental Mindoro that have been affected by the oil spill that leaked from MT Princess Empress, which carried 800,000 liters of fuel when it capsized in the waters off Naujan town, also in Oriental Mindoro, on Tuesday, February 28.

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