Philippine ferry sinking kills 18, leaves 10 missingAFP, MANILAA ferry with more than 340 people onboard sank early yesterday off the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 and leaving 10 still missing, the coast guard said. Search-and-rescue efforts were expected to continue through the night, Philippine Coast Guard spokeswoman Noemie Cayabyab said, adding that an earlier tally of passengers had been reduced to 344 as some on the ship’s manifest never boarded. The triple-decker vessel sank on nearly the same route where 31 people died in 2023 after a fire aboard the Lady Mary Joy 3 ferry. Why did it sink when there was no storm?” asked Jun Guro, a lawyer whose interview was posted by the Isabela City government in Basilan. We are short-staffed at the moment,” Perez said in an interview, adding that at least 18 had been taken to one local hospital.
