Daanbantayan rescue personnel fished 12 persons from Lapu-Lapu City from their municipal waters after the motorbanca which they boarded on their way to Samar capsized.
The accident happened around 9 a.m. on Tuesday at the vicinity of Barangay Logon.
Telano Dublin, Daanbantayan DRRM officer, said the victims were supposed to transport the body of a dead relative to Burias island in Samar.
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