Philippine officials raise ferry disaster death toll

MANILA, Philippines — Rescuers on Friday retrieved five more bodies from a ferry that capsized just moments after departing from a port in Ormoc City on Thursday, raising the death toll to 50.

The bodies were recovered hours after a coast guard spokesman said all 187 passengers and crew members had been accounted for, with 45 dead and 142 survivors. Officials said the additional fatalities raised questions about whether the crew allowed people not on the manifest to board the ferry.