Masskara festival, M/V Don Juan tragedy, rule on class action suit

Class action suit as a legal action is often linked with the sinking of M/V Don Juan more than four decades ago, an unfortunate incident that led to the holding of the annual Masskara Festival of Bacolod every October. The vessel left Manila for Bacolod at 1:00 p.m. on April 22, 1980 where most passengers