Fatalities in Basilan ferry sinking climbs to 37

2026-01-31 - 13:06

PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — The number of fatalities in the sinking early Monday of MV Trisha Kerstin 3 off Basilan province had climbed to 37 on Saturday, according to Basilan authorities. On Saturday, three more bodies were recovered by rescuers, said Hadji Muhtamad Mayor Arsina Kahing-Nanoh. Two of the cadavers were those