MANILA, Jan. 31 -- Two died and several others were injured in a collision between a passenger ferry and a water taxi in waters off Verde Island in Batangas on Wednesday.

In a situation report, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the passenger ferry Ocean Jet 6 was on its way to Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro from Batangas, while the water taxi Hop & Go 1 was en route to Batangas from Puerto Galera when the incident occurred.

Coast Guard Station Batangas commander Capt. Jerome Jeciel reported that the captain and a crew member of Hop & Go 1 died, while two Chinese passengers were wounded.

The water taxi was carrying two other Chinese passengers and one Swedish passenger during the incident.

The two remaining crew members of Hop & Go...