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NDRRMC: 1 more fisherman missing in 'Dodong' wake


Search operations are ongoing for a 13th fisherman reported missing off Pangasinan in the wake of tropical cyclone "Dodong" (Sarika). The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Gabriel Vista was venturing out the coast of Concordia village in Bolinao town. In its Sunday update, the NDRRMC said Vista, 30, was aboard the fishing boat Sandrine-Sunshine when hie was last seen. The NDRRMC said at least 39 other fishermen had been rescued, even as the death toll from the storm remained at two. At least 325 families or 1,151 people from 14 villages in Batangas City, Bauan town, Tagaytay City and Taguig City were affected. However, only three families or 15 people are still in evacuation centers in Taguig City, where the area in Laura Drive is still muddy. All roads in MIMAROPA are now passable, the NDRRMC said. — LBG, GMA News