According to Commander Jansen Benjamin, public information officer of the Philippine Coast Guard District Office in Western Visayas, there were two fatalities in Iloilo, and one each in Negros Occidental, Aklan, Capiz, and Guimaras. The victim from Negros Occidental was identified as Joseph Ragasa, 28. Based on the investigation, Ragasa was having a drinking session with friends in celebration of the feast of St. John the Baptist and was last seen alive swimming at the Malogo River in EB Magalona town.

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