3 more victims found in Basilan; toll now at 40

2026-02-01 - 21:16

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — Three bodies were recovered in the waters of Basilan on Sunday morning, bringing to 40 the number of fatalities in the sinking of MV Trisha Kerstin in the early morning of Jan. 26. Hadji Muhtamad Mayor Arsina Kahing-Nanoh said the bodies floated off Baluk-Baluk island and were found by