The captain and a crewmember of a water taxi died when the watercraft collided with a passenger boat in the waters off Batangas yesterday. Capt. Jerome Jeciel, Philippine Coast Guard-Batangas station commander, did not identify the fatalities pending notification of their respective families.

Macairan, E., Amoroso, E., & Ozaeta, A. (2024, February 1). 2 dead as 2 boats collide off Batangas. The Philippine Star, p. 7.