Rappler's latest stories on Liberty 5
PH Coast Guard to block departure of Hong Kong ship crew in Liberty 5 case
In a tearful meeting with the families of the 14 missing crew and passengers of the ill-fated fishing vessel, the Philippine Coast Guard urged them to pray for justice and a miracle – that the victims be found alive

PH Coast Guard files criminal cases vs HK ship crew
(UPDATED) The company and officers of bulk carrier Vienna Wood are formally accused of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide and damage to property, as the 14 crew of fishing boat Liberty 5 remain missing

PCG extends search for missing Filipino fishermen
The Philippine Coast Guard says search and retrieval operations for the 14 crew members of Liberty 5 will be until Tuesday, July 7

PH Coast Guard 'building evidence' vs Hong Kong ship crew
Without any trace of the 14 Filipino crew of Liberty 5, the search for survivors becomes a search for bodies, but Philippine Coast Guard chief George Ursabia Jr says he is still hoping for a miracle

No trace of 14 fishing boat crew 5 days since collision with HK ship
(UPDATED) Chances of finding survivors get slimmer by the minute, says the Philippine Coast Guard

Locsin: Don't politicize PH boat collision with HK ship
'It happened in Mindoro waters and I don’t want to make those Mindoro waters into international waters just to please a few idiots back here,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr

China 'shocked' by PH boat collision, opposes 'politicization' of incident
'Our thoughts and prayers go out to the missing crew members and passengers. We sincerely hope all of them could be rescued at the earliest,' says the China embassy in the Philippines

Hong Kong ship did not try to rescue 14 Filipino boat crew after collision – PCG
(UPDATED) The bulk carrier, however, stayed in the vicinity of the incident, which Philippine Coast Guard commandant Vice Admiral George Ursabia Jr says was likely an accident

'Banggaan lang': Palace doubts PH boat collision with HK ship to hurt China ties
(UPDATED) 'Wala naman pong malaking implikasyon 'yan. Banggaan lang po 'yan,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

PCG search on for missing fishermen who collided with Hong Kong-flagged ship
(4th UPDATE) The Philippine Coast Guard identifies the cargo vessel as Hong Kong-registered MV Vienna Wood, as it searches for the 14 missing crew of fishing boat Liberty 5 off Mindoro
