‘Miracle’ saves family of 3 in Basilan ferry sinking

2026-01-29 - 21:42

MOLAVE, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR—“A miracle.” This was how Mebelle Cardoza described her family’s brush with death when a passenger ferry bound for Jolo, Sulu, sank in the waters off Basilan province early Monday. Cardoza, her partner and their 4-year-old son were among the more than 300 survivors of the incident, where authorities had so far