The vessel was carrying 124 passengers and 10 crew members when it caught fire soon after setting off at dawn from Polillo Island.
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Your Monday Briefing: Australia’s New Leader
Plus President Biden’s trip to Asia and catastrophic floods in India and Bangladesh.
Rural Philippines, Long Neglected, Newly Appealing in Covid Times
The economic disparity of the nation’s rural and urban areas is a problem of long standing. Will the lessons of the pandemic finally lead to change?
Robredo Admits Defeat in Philippine Presidential Election
Leni Robredo urged her supporters, many of them young voters, to accept her defeat but didn’t refer to Ferdinand Marcos Jr. by name.
Your Wednesday Briefing: South Korea’s New President
Plus protests in the Philippines and a weakened Japanese yen.
Philippines Election: Marcos Win Draws Protests
Young voters who had rallied around Leni Robredo during the presidential race gathered to voice their frustration with preliminary results showing her overwhelming defeat.
Your Tuesday Briefing: A Marcos Victory?
Plus the resignation of Sri Lanka’s prime minister and Taiwan’s pandemic pivot.
Reports of Violence Leave Philippines Voters on Edge
Security was tight for this election, a particularly high-stakes contest that some observers have called an existential battle for the soul of the nation.
Young Filipinos Embrace Leni Robredo, Sole Woman in Presidential Race
“Generation Z” and thousands of millennial voters drew inspiration from her effort to take on Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Reports of Violence Leave Philippines Voters on Edge
Security was tight for this election, a particularly high-stakes contest that some observers have called an existential battle for the soul of the nation.