At least 21 dead after boat capsizes in lake in Philippines

STORY: At least 21 dead after boat capsizes in lake in Philippines DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:26 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the capsized boat and rescue efforts (courtesy: Philippine Coast Guard) STORYLINE: At least 21 people died after a passenger boat capsized in a lake in Rizal province, east of Manila, on Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the police said. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo told a television interview that at least 21 died in the accident that happened around 1:00 p.m. local time. Initially, the PCG said 30 died from the accident. Balilo later corrected the figure. The PCG said the boat was traveling to Talim island in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines, from Binangonan town when the accident happened. The PCG said strong winds buffeted the motorboat, triggering panic among the people aboard the boat. The Rizal provincial police confirmed that 21 died from drowning, while 4

Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill from sunken tanker

STORY: Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill from sunken tanker DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:40 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. aerial footage of affected waters 2. various of the affected waters 3. various of people recovering spilled oil in the vicinity of the affected waters STORYLINE: The Philippine authorities on Thursday scrambled to contain the oil spill caused by an oil tanker carrying around 800,000 liters of industrial oil that sank off the coast of Oriental Mindoro province. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spearheaded cleaning up patches of emulsified oil along the shoreline of four coastal municipalities to prevent its spread. It said the oil spill has reached 35 nautical miles south of the sunken tanker. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said if the source of the leak was pinpointed, the PCG would install spill booms and dispersants to prevent the pollutant from widening and reaching the shoreline. The oil tanker sank on Wednesday due to engine