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MANILA, Philippines--Many of the 800 passengers and crew on a ferry that sunk off the Philippines are feared dead, the Coast Guard said Sunday.

Coast Guard spokesman Armand Balilo said the likely death toll from the sinking, in heavy seas caused by a typhoon lashing the Philippines, could be high, adding "I am still hopeful for survivors."

• 4 die in Ilocos road accident
• 3 drown in Cagayan floods
• Renewable energy can supply 70% RP needs
• Negros Occ. to get new police chief
• US envoy calls for ceasefire in Mindanao
• Put up more ethanol plants for fuel
• BIR chief no-show at sugar planters meet