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Seven bodies have been recovered from the Semirara mine pit collapse in Antique.
Semirara Mining and Power Corp. said retrieval operations continue for 2 others who are presumed dead.
The company assured everyone concerned that it is cooperating with authorities investigating the incident.
Semirara is also providing P1 million to the nine grieving families.
It is also facilitating the life and accident insurance claims of the victims. It promised to shoulder the school expenses of their children.
”We will begin flying the families’ immediate family to Semirara Island tomorrow. Two of the bodies will be flown to their hometowns within the next 48 hours. We will shoulder all the funeral expenses,” the mining firm said in a statement.
”Moving forward, we will shoulder all the education expenses all the way to college of the children of the victims. If they are already of employment age, we are prepared to provide them with jobs.”
Initial investigation of the Antique police revealed the mine collapse hit five dump trucks, a bulldozer, and an excavator.
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
