"MV Princess of the Stars" ship captain Florencio "Boy" Marimon Sr. of barangay Catagbacan, Loon town leads the list of at least 25 Boholanos who remain missing in two separate sea tragedies at the height of Typhoon "Frank" over the past weekend.

Their relatives and friends are still hoping to see them alive or much less the retrieval of their bodies.
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GRIEVING sister Teresita (l) of ship captain Florencio Marimon sheds tears when visited in Loon town by the Chronicle. Right foto is Niño Lauros, a survivor. Foto above shows a priest blessing the tragedy site off Sibuyan Island in Romblon with the ill-fated "MV Princess of the Stars". Foto DANNY REYES

Just Before Deadline.....
Sulpicio to give P200,000
each to victims' kin

MANILA, Philippines--To show that they were "matching grief with decisive action," Sulpicio Lines announced Friday that it would give P200,000 to the relatives of all the "dead and the missing" persons in the passenger manifest of the ill-fated Princess of the Stars, regardless of whether the bodies have been recovered or identified.
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