BACOLOD CITY – Two more bodies, including the captain of the fishing boat that sank in the waters between Iloilo province and Sicogon Island on Friday, were recovered on Monday.
Found in the wreck were the bodies of boat captain Frankie Chavez and Renante Forsuelo of Cadiz City, said Captain Ludovico Librilla, Philippine Coast Guard Western Visayas deputy commander.
The boat sank 44 meters deep.
On Sunday, divers found the bodies of Julit Salvo of Salvador Benedicto town, Victor Calvo of Cadiz City, and Herminio Ronamo of Estancia Iloilo.
Recovered on Saturday were the bodies Norberto Parlotza of Bantayan Island, Cebu, and Rommel Engle of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.
Manuel Audito and Julian Dungog of Cadiz City remain missing as of 6 p.m. Monday.