Tuesday, September 23, 2008 (Philippines)

Superferry 12 crew fix the ship’s anchor whose chain was snagged with that of mv Princess of the South when the ferry bumped the Sulpicio Lines, Inc. vessel. The forecastle of the Princess, docked at Cebu port because of strong wind, was damaged but it was allowed to sail past noon yesterday with Marina’s assurance it was seaworthy. (Sun.star photo/Alex Badayos) Outrage and shock over the killing of a Cebuana nursing graduate and two others in an alleged encounter between soldiers and rebels in Negros Oriental poured in from her family and from militant groups. This as the Cebu Provincial Board asked the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to look into the incident, which killed Rachelle Mae Palang and her companions Gerry Cabangcay and Federico Villalongha. [full story]