Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Screenshot from Facebook) Calls to conduct an inquiry on the tragic sinking of MB Aya Express in Laguna Lake late last month is beginning to snowball in the House of Representatives. This, after majority congressman,...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has vowed to hold the officials responsible for the boat mishap in Binangonan, Rizal last July 2. "We will demand responsibility from the officials responsible for this Laguna Lake tragedy," Padilla promised after sending help to families of the fatalities in...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro is urging the House of Representatives to investigate the recent sinking of motorboat MB Princess Aya in Binangonan, Rizal, which resulted in the drowning of 27 passengers. Castro, a House deputy...
Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo (Facebook) Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo says the wearing of life jackets on motorized passenger boats should be made compulsory. Rillo, a vice chairman of the House Committees on Metro Manila Development and on Tourism, had this say following...
Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) Senator Grace Poe on Saturday, July 29, sought life imprisonment for the captain of motorboat Princess Aya that capsized off Binangonan, Rizal and claimed the lives of 27 passengers last July 27. ‘’Pangalawa yung multa naman doon saka pag-blacklist sa kumpanya na...
Motorbanca (MBca) Princess Aya was overloaded with passengers when it capsized off Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday, July 27, amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Egay”, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed. (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) According to data from the PCG, the...
