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.
People living in the town of Casian, in Palawan Province, have been cleaning the beaches after part of an oil slick traveled almost 300 kilometres, following the sinking of the Princess Empress tanker in the province of Oriental Mindoro in early March.
