MANILA, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Eight-hundred and sixty-two people were on board as a Philippine passenger ferry capsized off the country's central province of Romblon, the owner of the ship said on Monday, up from the earlier reported figure of 747.

    "There were 751 manifested passengers and 111 crew members on board the capsized vessel, "said the Sulpicio Lines company aired on TV.

Relatives of passengers onboard the capsized ferry await latest information outside the office of Sulpicio Lines in the port area of Manila June 23, 2008. Twenty-eight passengers from a capsized passenger ferry were reported alive in the central Philippines on Monday but more than 800 remain missing after the ship sank during a typhoon. Sulpicio Lines, the ship's owner, revised up the number of people on the vessel late on Sunday to 845 from an initial estimate of 740 plus.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    On its way from Manila to Cebu, the 23,800-ton M/V Princess of the Stars was stalled due to engine failure and capsized in stormy waters amid the onslaught of typhoon "Fengshen" on Sunday.

    But checks were underway to determine if even more passengers, not included in the official manifest, were also on board, said Sally Buaron, vice president of Sulpicio Lines.

    Eighty one children were among the passengers officially listed, she said.

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