Transport Secretary Mendoza asks inquiry body to
finish probe as soon as possible
THE Board of Marine Inquiry has been directed to
speed up its probe on the tragic capsizing of an inter-island
passenger vessel at the height of Typhoon Frank on June 21.
“We were just asked on how long it could take
and if we can expedite our inquiry. We hope we could finish our
probe in 15 to 20 days and submit a report,” said Coast Guard
deputy commandant, Rear Admiral Ramon Liwag, who heads the inquiry
board.
The United States presidential candidate and Senator Barack Obama
has called on the US government to help the Philippines in its
relief operations in the wake of a devastating typhoon disaster,
according to a statement issued by Obama and published by local TV
network ABS-CBN News on Saturday.
The owners of a sunken Philippine ferry are unwilling to see its
vessel refloated because it would be unable to claim full damages
from insurers, a maritime official said Saturday.
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