MV June Aster Fire: Only 5 of 76 Victims Identified, Government Struggles with Identification
Only five out of 76 confirmed fatalities have been identified so far in the MV June Aster ferry fire in Coron, Palawan, as the government struggles to confirm the identities of the remaining victims. President Marcos Jr. has directed urgent efforts to speed up the identification process.
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