2 Semirara workers found dead identified; death toll at 5
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE File photo shows the Semirara open-pit coal mine where five workers went missing and never found after a landslide in February 2013. A similar episode happened on Friday at the same site in the DMCI-owned Semirara Mining and Power Corp in Antique. RAFFY LERMA
CALUYA, ANTIQUE—Two more workers found buried in a collapsed mining pit in Semirara, Antique have been identified on Saturday.
READ: 5 dead, 4 missing in coal mine collapse
The body of Dicson Dayupan was recovered by search and rescue teams at 9:26 p.m. while that of Bernie Manrique, 39, was found at 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Caluya municipal government.
The open-pit coal mine collapsed on Friday due to a landslide.
An earlier Inquirer report said Alexander Nudo, Ricardo Panes and Arnold Omac were found alive but were declared dead on arrival.
The four missing workers are Danilo Bayhon, Noel Penolla, Diczon Daupan, Aryan Catulay, Generoso Talaro and Bernie Manriquez.
Meanwhile, five workers survived the tragedy: Brendo Tuarez, Nelson Villamor, Patrick Morgado, and two others identified only by their surnames, Entible and Cabrera. KS
