A Joint Oil Industry Project Workshop was conducted last July 28-29, 2016 in Manila to enable a coordinated and effective National Response to marine pollution incidents. The Philippine Coast Guard, with the assistance from the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), held the workshop together with the representatives of the major oil companies and other stakeholders including MTSC, represented by Capt. Daniel Adrianne T. Sarmiento and Noel Kimmayong. MTSC is the service provider of Waterborne Industry Spill Equipment (WISE) which represents the major oil companies (Shell, Petron, Chevron, Total, Liquigaz, Isla LPG Corp. and PTT) and provides comprehensive Philippine-wide Oil Spill Response coverage.