The pilot-in-command of the ill-fated C-130 transport aircraft and a female lieutenant were among the 52 individuals who died in a military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu last Sunday, July 4. Major Emmanuel Makalintal (Photo courtesy of Charis Abella Makalintal) Lt. Sheena Alexandrea Tato (Photo...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday, July 6, underscored the importance of modernizing the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), as well as extensively training its personnel, in preventing accidents like the recent plane crash in Sulu. BURNING AIRCRAFT. An aircraft carrier, said...
Bishop Oscar Florencio of the Military Ordinariate of the Philippines has asked for prayers for those who died in the military plane crash in Sulu, Sunday, July 4. Bishop Oscar Florencio (CBCP News) In a circular letter, the prelate also asked all military chaplains to offer Masses for the victims....
President Duterte has conferred the Order of Lapu-Lapu to the soldiers who were killed and wounded in a military airplane crash in Sulu on Sunday. President Duterte honors the soldiers who died in the C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu on July 5, 2021, a day after the ill-fated event in Patikul,...
Two soldiers who were critically wounded when a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 cargo plane crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4, succumbed to their injuries on Monday, July 5, raising the death toll to 52. BURNING AIRCRAFT. An aircraft carrier, said to be a Philippine Airforce C-130H,...
As grief enveloped the nation over the death of 50 soldiers during a C-130 crash in Sulu, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco vowed to strongly push for an upgrade and modernization of the country’s air assets, saying that what happened on Sunday, July 4 must not occur again in the future. Velasco led...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, July 5 urged the government to bestow proper military honors for the soldiers who died in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu upon their burial. Hontiveros also asked the government to ensure that all the benefits due their families would be released immediately. “I...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has condemned criticisms which put the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at fault in the tragic military plane crash involving a C-130 cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National...
A raw footage taken moments before a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 transport aircraft crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4, made rounds on social media and sent chills to netizens who have watched it. Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson, holds a virtual...
Senators on Monday, July 5, sought a thorough investigation into the military plane crash in Sulu and the immediate release of available assistance to the families of the soldiers affected in the incident. “This is indeed a devastating incident for our Filipino soldiers who brave the frontlines...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has concluded the retrieval operation on the crashed C-130 cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday night, July 4, which left 50 individuals dead and 53 others injured, making it one of the worst aviation accidents in the...
The United States has offered its condolences to the families of the victims of a C-130 aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) that crashed in Sulu before noon on Sunday. United States Embassy in the Philippines Charge d'Affaires John Law (US Embassy Manila) US Embassy Charge d’Affaires John...
