ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur ---- Four people drowned as they escaped from a burning Dapitan City-bound passenger and cargo ferry that departed from Samboan, Cebu Tuesday evening. Ramon Gamalinda, captain of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary in Dapitan City, said the four casualties were based on the bodies recovered so far by search and rescue volunteers. A search-and-rescue operation is ongoing to account for the 167 passengers onboard M/V Lite Ferry 16 that caught fire around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Around 7 a.m., Gamalinda said they have accounted for 107 survivors and four dead. Mitzie Dulawan of the Dapitan City Information Office said among those who died were ...
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