Search and rescue teams intensified operations Wednesday after a lone survivor was found drifting near the maritime boundary with Indonesia, while 14 others remain missing after their motorbanca capsized in the Davao Gulf. The survivor, identified by the Philippine Coast Guard as crew member Christopher Bulig, was rescued around 11 a.m. Tuesday in waters off Sarangani, Davao Occidental.

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