The coast guard said 225 people, including 36 crew, were rescued.
Investigators have yet to identify the cause of the fire that started at about 11 p.m. on Wednesday off the southern island of Basilan, when many passengers were asleep in air-conditioned cabins on the ferry's lower deck.
She said she survived by jumping off the vessel and sharing a floatation device with another passenger until they were rescued. Eleven people, including three children, drowned after jumping off the burning ship, while 18 died in the blaze on board, Governor Hadjiman Hataman Salliman told DZRH.
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