THE owner and crew of MB Nirvana, the passenger ferry that capsized near the port of Ormoc and left at least 60 dead, have been charged with murder, according to the Agence France Press. The Philippine National Police filed the murder charges against 19 people, including ship operator Jorge Bong Zarco, captain Warren Oliviero, and 17 crew members, regional police head Chief Superintendent Asher Dolina told the AFP. The charges were filed late on Friday. […]
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Malacanang orders probe of Ormoc ferry accident; death toll reaches 40
(Eagle News) — President Aquino has ordered an investigation into the ferry accident in Ormoc, Leyte as the death toll climbed to more than 40. The Philippine Coast said search and rescue operations still continue as missing in the ferry accident involving MB Kim Nirvana near the port of Ormoc, Leyte was reported at 15. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Friday, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the President was updated on the […]
