MANILA, Philippines—Fourteen more bodies were recovered by divers the past two days from the sunken wreck of the St. Thomas Aquinas, bringing to 94 the death toll in the Aug. 16 collision between the passenger ship and the cargo vessel Sulpicio Express Siete off Talisay City in Cebu. Commander Armand Balilo, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson, updated the Inquirer on the numbers on Thursday as he reiterated that the search by PCG, Philippine Navy and Philippine National Police divers, along with volunteers, was ongoing. "The diving operations continue today," said Balilo, also chief of the Coast Guard's public affairs office. ...
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