At least four bodies have been recovered from the sea following the sinking of a ferry off San Agapito, Verde Island in Batangas province on Saturday night.
The fatalities were an eight-month-old female, a 15 to 18-year-old female, another female aged 18 to 24, and a male aged 30 to 40, said Senator Richard Gordon, chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross.
M/V Baleno with at least 88 people on board sank 1.6 nautical miles southeast of San Agapito, Isla Verde past 10 p.m., Saturday.
Meanwhile, Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Wilfedo Tamayo confirmed that a search and rescue team had recovered the bodies of three children, whose identities were still being verified as well.
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