Manila court clears exec in M/V Princess of the Stars tragedy

More than 800 passengers of the MV Princess of the Stars were killed when it sank off Sibuyan Island in Romblon province in 2008. —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The Manila City Regional Trial Court has dismissed the criminal case against one of the officials of Sulpicio Lines in connection with the 2008 sinking of M/V Princess of the Stars.

In a 14-page ruling, the Manila RTC Branch 54 granted the demurrer of evidence of Edgar Go for insufficiency of evidence.