Palace orders DSWD to help victims of Ro-Ro sinking in Basilan waters

2026-01-26 - 09:09

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to quickly help the victims of a sunken passenger-cargo roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel in the waters of Basilan, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said on Monday. The vessel, M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, was carrying 332 passengers and 27 crew members when