The Philippine Coast Guard and a Japanese ship began to implement “bagging” operations to stop the leaks from the sunken motor tanker Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro.
“Dumating na sa Oriental Mindoro ang mga specialized bags mula sa United Kingdom para gamitin sa ‘bagging; o pansamantalang pagsasara ng leaking areas mula sa MT Princess Empress. Naisakay na ito sa barkong Shin Nichi Maru katuwang ang PCG personnel para maitest na. Gayundin, inaasahang may darating sa Lunes na 16 customized bags mula sa planta sa Cavite,” Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor said on Saturday.
Around 16 Coast Guard Marine Science technicians, 20 personnel from the local government units, 58 personnel from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources , and three volunteers from the Department of Health were augmented to support shoreline response operations. It will provide additional situational data on the shipwreck, which will be the basis for determining solutions to address the incident.
so where is Chinaembmanila help? Nothing. This is one reason why Philippines has a strong anti-Chinese sentiment because you never help.