70% of the coastlines affected by the Mindoro oil spill have been cleared, according to Oriental Mindoro Governor Bonz Dolor. The clean-up is on track to hit the government’s 4-month target, but President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has now stated that there is no deadline for the clean-up, as weather conditions play a significant part in the clean-up process. Mitigating the effects of the oil spill and creating alternative livelihood sources for affected residents is now the government’s priority.

Seventy percent of the coastlines affected by the Mindoro oil spill have been cleared, according to Oriental Mindoro Governor Bonz Dolor. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had previously set a deadline of four months to complete the clean-up, but after conducting an aerial inspection, he acknowledged that shifting weather patterns made it impossible to set a deadline. Marcos Jr.’s priority now is the creation of alternative livelihood sources for affected residents, since the oil spill has damaged P445.33m ($8.5m) worth of fishing gear and produce and caused a P441.25m ($8.4m) profit loss for around 26,000 fisherfolk, according to BFAR data.