Shipping firm, some gov't execs, workers face raps over ferry tragedy
MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) are set to file administrative and criminal charges against the Aleson Shipping Line (ASL) and some government officials and personnel following the sinking of passenger ferry M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 in Basilan waters. In a press conference at the DOTr office in San Juan City on Wednesday, acting Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez demanded accountability from both ASL and concerned government agencies, in line with the order of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. “Ang sabi nga po ng Pangulo sa akin (The President told me), justice must be […]... Keep on reading: Shipping firm, some gov't execs, workers face raps over ferry tragedy