Calls mount for raps vs Aleson, gov’t execs over ferry sinking

MANILA, Philippines — Basilan Rep. Yusop Alano has demanded that a shipping company as well as state regulators be held accountable for the death of 18 passengers of MV Trisha Kerstin 3, the inter-island vessel that sank in the waters off Basilan province on Monday. In a privilege speech on Tuesday, Alano condemned what he