Manila, April 14 -- Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has ordered an investigation into an overloaded ship caught by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and demanded compensation for affected passengers.

In an interview at the sidelines of an inspection at the Manila North Harbor on Monday, Dizon said the ship was coming from Batangas Port headed to Romblon when it was caught violating the anti-overloading policy in sea travel.

"Nakakaawa din ang mga kababayan natin dahil may mga na-stranded. Obviously, na-stranded sila dahil nagbenta ng mas madaming ticket yung shipping line compared dun sa allowable number of passengers and weight (I feel bad for the stranded commuters. And this resulted in stranded passengers because the shipping li...