A tanker carrying 800,000l of oil went down in early March and is threatening Palawan's pristine beaches. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PALAWAN – Residents of a Philippine island famed for its white-sand beaches and turquoise waters are arming themselves with human hair and used clothing in a bid to stop oil washing onto the shore.
They have been collecting hair from barber shops and old clothing which can be stuffed into fishing nets to use as makeshift oil containment booms, according to Mr Andy Capones, who heads a team of responders from the local disaster management office.
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