Manila, Sept. 11 -- The number of individuals still missing following a fire aboard the passenger roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) cargo vessel MV June Aster off Coron, Palawan, has been revised down to 84, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday.

In an interview over PTV's Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon, PCG Spokesperson Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the figure was adjusted from the 86 reported a day earlier after two individuals listed on the vessel's manifest turned out not to have actually boarded before it departed.

"Nakatanggap kami ng impormasyon mula sa dalawang indibidwal na, accordingly, kasama sila sa ticket manifest, pero noong panahon ng boarding, hindi sila nakasakay o nakasama dito sa barko (We received information from two indivi...