Philippines Ferry Sinking: Recurring Disaster
After its ferry, the MV Princess of the Stars, went to the bottom on June 21 in a raging typhoon, killing at least 700 people, the owner, Sulpicio Lines, is aggressively seeking to escape the blame, filing a P4.4 million (US$92,060) suit against Philippine weather officials for alleged “neglect of duty and gross incompetence” in reporting the track of t…
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