Boat captain, coast guard probed for liability in Philippines' boat accident; a total of 26 confirmed dead

Police spokesman Armando Balilo told a television interview that the motorboat, which capsized in Laguna de Bay off Rizal province in the Philippines on Thursday, was carrying nearly 70 people, with only a maximum capacity of 42. - Xinhua

MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the police have started a probe to determine the liability of a boat captain and the PCG personnel in a passenger boat accident which killed at least 26 persons, said a PCG spokesman on Friday evening.

PCG spokesman Armando Balilo told a television interview that the motorboat, which capsized in Laguna de Bay off Rizal province in the Philippines on Thursday, was carrying nearly 70 people, with only a maximum capacity of 42.