Mindoro execs pressed to back full rehab of areas hit by oil spill

CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — A citizens’ coalition advocating for the protection of the biodiversity-rich Verde Island Passage (VIP) has urged the provincial government of Occidental Mindoro to push for sustained environmental rehabilitation and full accountability for the massive oil spill that hit the province’s waters nearly three years ago. The group Protect VIP—