Seven persons died while 24 others were injured when a passenger vessel with 134 people on board caught fire in the waters off Real in Quezon province yesterday morning. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the fatalities as Edna Balanac, 64; Crisanto Debelles, 51; Mina Enciso, 57; Charito Escareces, 57; Viola Impreso, 47; Marivic Samareta, 61, and Andy Tejares, 54. All 126 passengers and eight crewmembers of the MV Mercraft 2 were accounted for, according to PCG spokesman Commodore Armand Balilo.

Zoleta, M., Macairan, E., & Ozaeta, A. (2022, May 24). Vessel catches fire off Quezon; 7 dead. The Philippine Star, p. 8.