Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) media updates

Media updates and memos from the NDCC website, starting on 17 August. Last media update posted: 22 September. Headed by the Secretary of National Defense, the NDCC coordinates the work of 18 departments and agencies of the Philippine government in the areas of disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response.

Haribon Situationer (as of 25 August 2006)

From the Haribon Foundation website, posted on 5 September. Reports on the M/T Solar sinking, affected marine mammals in the area, and environmental effects of the contamination. Also includes tips for clean up workers. The Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources is a membership organization devoted to the conservation of Philippine biodiversity.

Updates from Project Sunrise website (www.projectsunrise.org)

First to come up with a website in relation to the oil spill was the provincial government of Guimaras in partnership with the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI), and with fund assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Called Project Sunrise, the website was put up on August 18, a week after M/T Solar 1 carrying 2.1 million liters of bunker fuel sank in the Panay Gulf, south of Guimaras. The Updates page provides links to damage reports, master lists of evacuated families, and health updates by the Task Force Sunrise. The page also carries links to status reports and advisories by the NDCC, BFAR and Department of Health.