The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) detained a passenger boat after a man jumped overboard while the vessel was transiting the Iloilo Gulf last week.
PCG-Iloilo commander Paterno Belarmino has issued a notice of detention to the owner of the Shady Slezh 2 which passenger Ronnie Elgario rode on Friday, August 4.
Elgario was not listed on the passenger’s manifest and was only identified by family members when a video of the incident circulated online.The PCG-Iloilo mounted a search and rescue operation but Elgario has not yet turned up as of posting time.
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