Published April 18, 2021, 7:31 PM It happened more than a year ago but the sight of helpless children and terrified elders praying for mercy while being battered by big waves for hours at sea is still fresh from the memory of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Probationary Ensign Ralph Barajan. Barajan was among the 62 passengers of the MV Siargao Princess which was supposed to take them from Bohol to Cebu on November 7, 2019. But the fastcraft did not make it to the intended destination and instead stalled in the middle of the sea. Survivors of MV Siargao Princess — Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Probationary Ensign Ralph Barajan saved 62 lives, including his own, aboard an ill-fated passenger vessel MV Siargao Princess in the waters of Cebu on Nov. 7, 2019. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Coast Guard)