ZAMBOANGA CITY – The body of a female victim of the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin 3 was found floating in the sea of Isabela City in Basilan province on Thursday, March 20. The victim was identified as Nurshaina Jalaide of Barangay Bakud, Siasi municipality, Sulu province. Her body was discovered...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao-Ministry of Social Services and Development has distributed financial assistance to victims of the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 tragedy in Sulu and Zamboanga City. A total of 163 victims received assistance distributed on March 9 and 10...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The body of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 Captain Sonie Secuban has been recovered, authorities said, more than a month after the boat sank on Jan. 26. The Regional Forensic Unit of the Police Regional Office-9 reported the discovery during a meeting with Mayor Khymer Olaso on Thursday,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Tuesday, Feb. 24, that its technical diving group has completed a full underwater search of the sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 after 27 days of high-risk deep-water operations off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan. The diving operations started on Jan. 28 and ended...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The body of another missing crew member was recovered from the submerged MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan on Sunday, Feb. 22. The cadaver of Rodolfo Cabilan Jr. was found in the car deck bow. The victim’s father, Rodolfo Sr., identified his son who was still wearing a sling bag...
A body was retrieved inside the air-conditioned accommodation area of the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Sunday, Feb. 22, as underwater diving operations continue to find 14 remaining missing passengers. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said the recovery...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has completed 75 percent of its underwater search inside the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3, a ranking official said on Saturday, Feb. 21. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said two bodies were recovered during underwater operations on Feb. 18, pushing the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Heroic soldier Staff Sgt. Windel Sabuyas was posthumously honored with a Bronze Cross Medal and rendered departure honors at the Edwin Andrews Airbase here on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The award was presented to his widow, Jenelyn Sabuyas, to honor his bravery and valor during the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The death toll from the MV Trisha Kerstin 3 sinking climbed to 62 on Tuesday, Feb. 17, after the body of Shariah Court Judge Alberto Romoros and three more bodies were found in the vessel wreckage by Philippine Coast Guard divers. This was confirmed by Atty. Aquino Sajili, a...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said its technical divers recovered four more bodies from the sunken ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 during underwater operations off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan on Tuesday, Feb. 17. PCG spokesperson Capt. Noemie Cayabyab said this raised the death toll to 62....
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A crew of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 was hailed as hero for helping passengers when the ship sank in Basilan last month. The body of Dave Kyle Punsalang, 22, was recovered by Philippine Coast Guard divers on Sunday, Feb. 15. Punsalang’s body was one of three recovered from the...
The death toll in the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 has climbed to 58 after the Philippine Coast Guard recovered another cadaver during underwater operations on Monday, Feb. 16 in waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan. The latest body was retrieved by PCG technical divers who are continuing...
