Survivors and relatives of victims of the sinking of MV Princess of the Stars off the coast of Romblon seven years ago on Thursday urged the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to turn over pieces of evidence in its possession to the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) so they could identity other victims.

PAO chief Persida Acosta said 400 bodies are yet to be recovered from the sunken ferry boat near Sibuyan Island and many of the pieces of evidence such as skeletons, pictures, bones, X-rays are still with the NBI.

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