PCG says oil sheen observed in Tubbataha

By Charles Dantes and Othel Campos

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday that an oil spill response team is ready for deployment in Tubbataha, Palawan after an oil sheen was observed in the area where a yacht recently capsized.

PCG Spokesperson Rear Admiral

Armand Balilo said that an oil sheen was seen around the location where the yacht M/Y Dream Keeper sank.

“May nakitang oil sheen sa pinaglubugan pero hindi pa siya ganun karami kaya nandoon din ang oil spill response team natin. Doon sa area na pinaglubugan na four nautical miles ang layo sa wreck mismo,” Balilo told reporters in an interview. Based on the information from survivors, a squall or a sudden violent gust of wind was the reason for the sinking of the yacht. Authorities said 28 passengers have

PBBM eyeing additional Cabinet members who lost in last year’s polls

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is eyeing to pick additional Cabinet members among personalities who lost in the 2022 polls following the end of a constitutional ban this month.

“Marami namang magaling na hindi nanalo sa eleksyon na gusting tumulong. So we will certainly look into that in different positions,” the President said in an interview with the media onboard Flight PR 001 on Sunday.

“More or less, for the beginning of… the second year of my term, palagay ko mayroong mga ano. Not a shuffle but we will add people to Cabinet, to strengthen the Cabinet,” he added.

The President, however, is yet to bare the names of the new appointees as he wants to talk with his prospects first.

“I will not announce anybody. They should not hear it naman from the press. They should hear it from me. Kami muna mag-usap,” President Marcos said.

Based on Article IX-B, Section 6 of the 1987 Constitution, no candidate who has lost in any election shall, within one year after such election, “be appointed to any office in the government or any government-owned or controlled corporations or in any of their subsidiaries.” already been rescued and four people are still missing including the yacht owner, the dive master, and two passengers.

The presidential elections was held on May 9 last year.

ATI-ATIHAN.

The M/Y Dream Keeper departed from San Remegio, Cebu City April 27 and arrived at Tubbataha Reef on Saturday, April 29 at around 10 p.m. The PCG said it received the report from their sub-station in Palawan on the incident early Sunday morning, April 30.

The dive yacht is used by tourists to experience deep water diving in Tubbataha Reef, the PCG said. The PCG