QUEZON, Isabela, Philippines — Twelve people, seven of them children, were killed when a sport utility vehicle carrying them fell into an irrigation canal in Tabuk City, Kalinga province on Sunday evening.
Initial police reports identified the fatalities as Remedios Basilio, Judilyn Talawec Dumayon, Jeslyn Dumayon, Shadarn Dumayon, Wadeng Lope, and Damulat Lope.
Also killed were Marlo Perea, Ezver Paycao, Scarlet Paycao, Sidewyn Agtulao, Edith Perez, and Cyrel Agtulao.
Two of their other companions — identified as Jezebel Basilio and Soy Agtulao — are being treated at the Kalinga Provincial Hospital and are in critical conditions.
Investigators said the driver, who …
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