2 Filipinos killed in Taiwan bridge collapse

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:54:48 +0000

JAKE Impang, his wife Marie Anne and son pose for this Facebook account cover photo. (Marie Anne Impang)

The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) on Wednesday confirmed the recovery of the bodies of two of the three Filipinos who were reported missing after a bridge collapsed in Taiwan.

In a radio interview, MECO Chair Lito Banayo said one of the bodies was recovered at midnight while the other was one was found at around 4 in the morning.

Labor officials in Manila identified the two fishermen as Andree Serencio and Jake Impang.

Banayo said Taiwanese authorities are still looking for the third missing Filipino.

Earlier reports said six people, including the three Filipino overseas workers, were reported missing after a bridge in Taiwan collapsed and fell on the fishing vessels berthed underneath.

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