The woman had yet to be identified but authorities believed she was one of the missing ferry passengers. He said the Infanta DRRMO’s list identified 249 survivors from the ferry sinking. Acosta said PCG records showed that the ferry had 251 passengers and seven crew members, or a total of 258 people, when it sailed for Polilio. ADVERTISEMENTConflicting figuresAcosta said the PCG was investigating the ferry sinking and continuously validating the list of passengers due to conflicting figures. Acosta said the 251 passengers on the PCG list were counted by their personnel.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 26, 2017 19:18 UTC