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The government remains hopeful that Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and two pilots, whose plane crashed off the island of Masbate late Saturday, will still be found alive, as it noted that aircraft and divers continue to search for the victims as of Monday afternoon. "We are still in search and rescue," Transportation Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas said in a 2 pm press briefing broadcast over dzBB radio. "Lahat ng hanay ng gobyerno, national, local, tulong-tulong para dito (All government agencies at the national and local level are helping in this effort)," Roxas said. He added that divers are concentrating on the site where the flight manifest, the last physical evidence of the crash, had been found. Surface search operations are also ongoing, Roxas said, even as he noted that two sorties deployed earlier on Monday returned with negative reports on sightings. "May isa pa pong sortie ang Philippine Navy at papasimula pa po lamang ito (Another sortie led by the Philippine Navy has also been launched)," Roxas said, adding that a fourth sortie will also be sent out late Monday. He also noted that a volunteer group specialized in deep-diving went underwater 1 pm and is expected to report updates late Monday. "Volunteer divers are in good coordination with authorities leading the search and rescue operations," he added. The Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast Guard, and Philippine National Police are leading the search alongside local fishing boats. Three <b>...</b>