Two passenger boats already capsized in the rough Iloilo Strait earlier on Saturday but why was a third one still allowed to proceed on its journey? It, too, capsized. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) central office's maritime investigators are here to probe the successive sinking.

Co, A. S., & Silubrico, R. (2019, August 6). Coastguard faces probe: Duterte may visit victims of sea tragedy. Panay News, pp. 1, 10.