PCG confirms 8 dead fishermen recovered off Masbate

The Philippine Coast Guard on Tuesday confirmed eight bodies of fishermen earlier reported missing off Masbate was recovered.

The Coast Guard was searching for survivors of the FB Hope Cristie, which sank last July 26 while Tropical Storm “Juaning" battered Luzon. Eleven crewmembers remain unaccounted for.

According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the death toll from “Juaning" climbed to 66 with the confirmed deaths of the eight Hope Cristie crew and one drowning victim in Boac, Marinduque.

Kabayan Typhoon kills 4 in Philippines, moves away

A powerful typhoon is blowing away from the northern Philippines after killing at least four people even though it did not make landfall.

Office of Civil Defense chief Benito Ramos says slow-moving Typhoon Muifa was packing sustained winds of 108 miles (175 kilometers) per hour and gusts of 130 mph (210 kph). It is moving away from northern Luzon Island's eastern coast Monday toward southern Taiwan and Japan.

Typhoon Kabayan, Tilts Trans-Asia ship

The Philippine coast guard and fishermen have rescued more than 140 people who were on board a passenger ship that dangerously tilted in choppy waters in the central Philippines.

Coast guard chief Admiral Ramon Liwag says the M/V Asia Malaysia left central Cebu region for Iloilo province on an overnight trip when it began to tilt to its right, or starboard side, at dawn Sunday. The cause of the problem was not immediately clear.