Police Brigadier General Rene Pamuspusan of Iloilo police said in a report that as of 12:00 p.m. local time on Sunday, 25 bodies have been recovered while six remain missing.
He added that search is continuing to find the missing people after three ferry boats with a total of 86 passengers and 13 crew members capsized and sank within three hours during a storm on Saturday while the boats were travelling in the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait.
All boats were buffeted by strong winds and big waves triggered by monsoon rains that affected the main Luzon island and Western Visayas region, it added.
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