CEBU CITY—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will the driver of a pump boat for leaving behind two foreigners who were diving in the waters off Apo Island in Negros Occidental on Monday. The PCG will also summon the boat operator, Harold Biglete, though he wasn’t with the divers at the time of the incident. Petty Officer 1st Class Rosiendo Ricamara of PCG in Negros Oriental said Joel Anggana would be asked to explain why he didn’t wait for Matthew Lafrance and Sway Rawla to resurface. They tapped the services of Anggana, boat driver, to bring them to the waters near Apo Island for a diving session on Monday afternoon. The vessel docked at the port in Dumaguete to drop Lafrance and Rawla past midnight on Tuesday.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 30, 2018 07:16 UTC