At 43, Angiellie Talavera Frias had a life many would call full—three children who brightened her days, a home under construction that promised future memories, and a stable career in government service. Anne, as she is known to family and friends, thrived on the rhythm of family routines. But in...
Nine from the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin 3 have been identified and brought to Jolo, Sulu and Zamboanga City on Friday, Jan.30. According to the Basilan Provincial Risk Reduction Management Office, the bodies of Dayam Awaluddin, Nalda Muksan, Harlene Asgali, and Nursalyn Muammil were brought to...
After its initial reluctance, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday, Jan. 30, finally admitted that the roll-on/roll-off M/V Trisha Kirsten 3 may have been overloaded when it sank off Basilan. PCG spokesperson Captain Noemie Cayabyab said the basis for this assessment is the recovery of 11...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The death toll in the sinking of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 increased to 28 after 11 more bodies were found on Thursday, Jan. 29. Eleven bodies were found floating on Thursday morning in the vicinity of Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan province where the vessel sunk. They were seven...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Kusug Tausug party-list Rep. Aiman Tan has sought a full and independent investigation on the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan province last Monday. In a privilege speech on Tuesday, Tan said an independent probe should determine the cause of the tragedy, the action and...
The Senate Committee on Public Services on Wednesday, January 28 called on the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to investigate the high number of deaths resulting from the Basilan ferry tragedy. Senator Raffy Tulfo, head of the Senate public services panel, aired his concerns over the recent...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Wednesday, Jan. 28, escalated its search and rescue (SAR) operations for the remaining missing passengers of roll-on/roll-off vessel M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 with the deployment of technical wreck divers and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in waters off Basilan....
Mayon Volcano continues to exhibit intensified unrest, producing hundreds of volcanic earthquakes and rockfall events, and pyroclastic density currents, locally known as “uson,” over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Wednesday, Jan....
Police have arrested two men wanted for 26 counts of rape each in Angeles City. The first suspect, a 36-year-old married man, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Barangay Cuayan. He faces rape cases dating back to April 2008. The suspect was taken into custody under a warrant with no bail...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Six public school teachers are reportedly among those missing in the MV Trisha Kirsten 3 that sank in the sea of Basilan on Sunday. The Department of Education (DepEd) is hoping that they would be rescued. DepEd Undersecretary Malcolm Garma during a press conference on Tuesday here...
A motor yacht caught fire off Tingloy, Batangas on Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, the Philippine Coast Guard said (PCG). Seven crew members of motor yacht “M/Y Allusive” were rescued by concerned individuals after the vessel went up in flames while sailing in waters off Tingloy. Based on the initial...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Tuesday, Jan. 27, ordered the grounding of the entire passenger fleet of Aleson Shipping Lines, the operator of the roll-on/roll off (RORO) vessel M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 that sank off Basilan, as a full-blown investigation was launched while search and...
