Interior Secretary Mar Roxas on Friday urged the private contractor hired to undertake clean-up operations of the oil spill in Estancia, Iloilo, to work double-time in order to contain the impact areas and keep environmental damage to a minimum.

Roxas advised local officials in Estancia to coordinate with regional officials of national government agencies to plan the permanent evacuation and resettlement to safer ground of families displaced by the oil spill.

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