7 more bodies recovered along Sorsogon coast

7 more bodies recovered along Sorsogon coast By Ephraim Aguilar Southern Luzon Bureau LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines -- Seven more bodies believed to be of passengers of the ill-fated MV Princess of the Stars were recovered along the coast of Magallanes and Castilla towns in Sorsogon province Sunday, a Coast Guard official reported Monday. Ensign Jeffrey Collado, operations assistant at the Philippine Coast Guard-Bicol, said three bodies were found at around 9 a.m. in Barangay (Village) Behia in Magallanes town. One of the bodies was headless, one could not be identified, and one was female. On the same morning, three others were recovered in the village of Macalaya in Castilla town. One was identified, through documents in a wallet, as Carlito Balunan, 26, of San Isidro, Leyte. The two others were a female wearing a life jacket... [read full story]