SCAT, designed to support decision-making for shoreline clean-up, is a systematic method for surveying an oil spill-affected shoreline that uses standardized terminology in documenting shoreline oiling conditions.

The endpoints indicated in the SCAT that were assessed and found to have been achieved are as follows: no pronounced odor of oil, no visible oil or oily debris on the sediment surface, no sticky oil, and no oil sheening, among others.

Although the assessment team of the IATF has come to a consensus that SCAT endpoints have been met, little to no action was taken in some mangrove areas due to their sensitivity.

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In a July 3 report of the Coast Guard District Western Visayas (CGDWV), approximately 149,540 kilograms of oil-contaminated debris, 155,460 kilograms of oil-contaminated sand, and 3,045 liters of oily water mixture have been collected since day one of the clean-up efforts.

Further, CGDWV reported that 6.383 kilometers of shoreline have been cleaned out of the 6.72 kilometers of affected shoreline, or an accomplishment of 95 percent.

Meanwhile, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) assured that assistance will continue to be provided to the affected residents through the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) and Cash-for-Work programs.