WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND? -- Revered tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od muses as she rides a Philippine Air Force Blackhawk helicopter from Buscalan, Kalinga to Manila on Feb. 14 to 15, 2024. (Photo by PAF) Revered tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od flew onboard a Philippine Air Force (PAF) Blackhawk helicopter from...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas Insensitive and out-of-touch. That's how House Assistant Minority Leader Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas described President Marcos' decision of taking a chopper ride to attend Coldplay’s “Music of the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PNA) – Two pilots and three passengers survived a helicopter crash in Lantapan town, Bukidnon province on Thursday, July 27. An initial report from the Lantapan Fire Station on Friday, however, said one passenger was injured. He was identified as Carmelo Paras. Aside from...
BROVARY, Ukraine - Ukraine's interior minister was among more than a dozen people killed in a helicopter crash Wednesday near a kindergarten outside Kyiv, spurring condolences from allies. Officials initially said that 18 people had died but later revised the toll down to 16, including one of the...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday described a fatal helicopter crash outside Kyiv that killed the interior minister and more than a dozen others as "a terrible tragedy". "Today, a terrible tragedy occurred in Brovary, Kyiv region. A SES (state emergency services)...
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) committed to transfer UH-1J Huey multi-role helicopters to the Philippine Army (PA) through a government grant to improve the latter’s disaster response capabilities. UH-1H Huey helicopter (Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) Col. Xerxes Trinidad, PA...
Two newly-procured T-129 ATAK helicopters from Turkey were unveiled by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Friday, Dec. 9, which will be used to enhance their surface strike capabilities. T-129 ATAK helicopter (File photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force) The ceremonial blessing of the helicopters...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has thanked the Turkish government for its support in strengthening the Philippine Air Force (PAF) as he led the ceremonial blessing of two helicopters in Malacañang on Friday, December 9. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the ceremonial...
The United States is offering the Philippines Chinook helicopters as a substitute for the Mi-17 helicopters from Russia, which the government would have had if it did not scrap its purchase deal with Russia. Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez said Monday the Philippines is...
The Department of National Defense (DND) announced Wednesday, August 10, that it was formalizing the termination of a contract with a Russian company for the procurement of 16 units of Mil Mi-17 heavy-lift helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Department of National Defense spokesperson...
A PNP Airbus helicopter. (PNP photo) Two Philippine National Police (PNP) Airbus helicopters and a private helicopter made an emergency landing due to heavy rain and zero visibility in Tagkawayan and Pagbilao, Quezon Friday, August 5. The Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) said the PNP...
The Department of National Defense’s (DND) procurement of 17 units of Russian-made Mil Mi-17 heavy lift helicopters will push through even amid the latter’s ongoing military invasion in Ukraine. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND Secretary...
