Four persons, two of them minors, died after they drowned at the Kabilang-Bilangan Reef in Barangay Sicaba of Cadiz City, Negros Occidental province, on Sunday. Marlyn Aguirre, 33; her son Mack John, 15; and neighbors Remymar Ocon, 31; and Michael John Jacobo Merabe, 13, were all swept away by the strong sea current at around 1 p.m., according to Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante.

Gomez, C. (2022, August 30). Sandbar outing turns tragic as 4 drown in Cadiz City. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A8.