Reported by Ven Arigo
As published by the Bohol Chronicle
There are now three Boholanos confirmed dead while the missing have gone up to 57 over two weeks after the tragic sinking of MV Princess of the Stars, the country's biggest passenger ship, off Romblon at the height of typhoon Frank.
The missing Boholanos already included the two apprentice seamen of cargo vessel MV Lake Paoay which drowned off Masbate also during the typhoon's wrath.
The retrieved dead bodies of Princess' crewman Reuel Lariba, 37, of Catagbacan, Lonn and passenger Jose Ramil Toquib, 35, of Cabulihan, Tubigon were buried in their respective hometowns last week.
Authorities in Romblon buried the remains, already in the advance state of decomposition, of Loaynon Benjielyn Chua and of other victims days after their recovery. She was identified thru her identification.
From one of the dead bodies an identification card was retrieved, kept by the police and later confirmed by Chua's mother, Bebie, to be her daughter's, according to a cousin of the victim.
The missing Boholanos have totalled to 57 now based on reconciled and consolidated lists extracted or obtained from the Sulpicio Lines manifest, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Office, newspaper reports and accounts from victims' relatives.
Rep. Edgar Chatto again contacted last Monday Boholano Admiral Rogelio Calunsag, Naval flag officer-in-command, on a missing passenger whose being earlier reported to have been found alive has remained unconfirmed.
Chatto's office has been updating Calunsag of the names of the unaccounted Boholano passengers after also compiling and reconciling the lists it got from several sources, including the sources earlier mentioned here), reports and accounts.
THE MISSING 58
(Per DSWD and Sulpicio Lines): Myla Abarquez, 38, Sta. Cruz, Calape; Romulo Logroño, 49, Sikatuna St., Tagbilaran City; Anastacia Rulida, 44, Banglasan, Calape; Xyron Josh, 25, Banglasan, Calape; Lucresio Sanguenza, 47, Tontonan, Loon; Richard Mejares, 41, Tubigon; Richard Mejias, Tubigon; Samuel Corsiga, 43, Potohan, Tubigon; Joan Ybañez, 18, Pres. Garcia; Jonathan Escartin, 18, Pres. Garcia; Pascualito Bohol, 45, Sierra Bullones; Simplicio Apad, Jr., 30, Poblacion, Sagbayan; Elisita Galanida, 41, Sagbayan; Herminigildo Garcia, 39, Tuburan, Bien Unido; Cirilo Aurestila, 46, San Isidro, Talibon; Roosevelt Atienza, 26, Bagacay, Talibon; Roberto Limocon, Jr., 37, Macaas, Tubigon; Jonathan Pahigdana, 26, Lumangog, Ubay; Roberto Malunes, 35, Valencia; Jemafelyn Vitor, 21, Hinambongan Is., Inabanga; Jesalyn Vitor, 19, Hinambongan Is., Inabanga; Alejandro Vitor, 38, Hinambongan Is., Inabanga; Ulysses Jayson, 24, Dagohoy, Inabanga; Jordan Cajes 21, Sto. Niño, Talibon; Reynaldo Bulabos, 32, Soom, Trinidad;
(Per newspaper reports and Sulpicio Lines): Florencio Marimon, Sr., 53, Catagbacan, Loon; Gloria Capayas; Benedicto Chua; Henry Chua; Dexter Molina; Ephraim Tayongtong, Jr.; Michael Paredes; Alejandro Ayade, 63, Kawayan, Mabini; Alvino Laborte; Emilio Laborte; Laborte Teresito; Cesario Talaboc, Pamilacan Is., Baclayon; Elmer Ganade, 39, Calape; Cherry Amor Ganade, 31, Calape; Dixie Filomeno; Bernanlita Lagura, 42, Mabuhay, Inabanga; Roldan Lariosa, Hambongan Is., Inabanga; Desideria Baguio, Hambongan Is., Inabanga; Marcelina Tabat, Hambongan Is., Inabanga; Daniel Estoria, 34, Suwa, Inabanga; Jimmy Roluma, Jr., 23, Cabagnitan, Calape; Lorna Auza, 18, San Francisco, Talibon; Socrates Garcia, 36, Talibon; Dennis Ranan, 29, Jagna; Dennis Anit, 27, Dampas, Tagbilaran City
(Per DSWD but not in Sulpicio Lines manifest): Maricel Germano, 36, Garcia Hernandez; Patrick Logroño, 15, Carmen; Felixberto Lagura, 42, Inabanga (Not yet reported but confirmed by kins to be missing): Benjamin Chua (Reported to have boarded and missing but not in Sulpicio Lines manifest): Oscar Damalerio, Lahug, Clarin (MV Lake Paoay missing apprentice seamen): Arnold Yuhengco, Poblacion, Panglao and Julius Bompat, Bil-isan, Panglao; Benjamin Chua, brother of Benjielyn Chua, was confirmed by his first-degree cousin, Weng Lagura, to have boarded the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars. They traveled with their father Benedicto, also missing.
Lagura told the Chronicle that his aunt, Bebie (wife of Benedicto), had personally went to Romblon and confirmed that the ID found from one of the recovered---and later buried---dead bodies there was of her daughter Benjielyn.
The Chuas have long resided in Butuan City but are Boholanos. Benedicto's father is a Lagura from Loay. He is an illegitimate son. He is a half brother of the father of Weng.
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