A year after 31 people died when three passenger boats capsized along the waters separating the island province of Guimaras and Iloilo City, a survivor of the sea tragedy has forgiven the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the alleged botched incident response. “I had to let go of my anger. Time will come they [PCG personnel] will realize their shortcomings and know what they did wrong,” said Rocill Garcia Reaponso in Hiligaynon. “Only God knows what happened that day,” Reaponso told Manila Bulletin.

Yap, T. (2020, August 4). Survivor forgives PCG a year after Guimaras-Iloilo sea tragedy. Manila Bulletin, p. 2.