Saturday, February 16, 2008 (Philippines)

THE CELL. Provincial Intelligence Branch (PIB) chief Juanito Enguerra (right) checks the container van that served as the cell from which eight detainees had escaped. The detainees were held at the San Fernando police station but were taken away by Regional Intelligence Division (RID) cops for questioning. The eight were arrested on a drugs charge. (SUN.STAR FOTOS/ARNI ACLAO) FOUL weather caused a beer-ladenbarge to capsize in the seas off Sorsogon Province last Thursday and nearly sank a motorized passenger boat yesterday in Bohol. Ship captain Nathaniel Latorena was missing when the LCT Don Wilfredo, a 996.27-gross ton barge, keeled over in the seawaters off Barangay Buhang, Bulusan in Sorsogon Province at 8:30 p.m. The accident happened four days after the vessel left Mandaue City, Cebu. In Bohol, all 29 passengers of mb Clemer, a passenger boat of Ernesto Sacobos, were safely transferred to four boats off Cabul-an Island. [full story]