The identities of three more Philippine Army (PA) personnel who perished in a devastating military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu last month have been confirmed by the authorities, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed Tuesday, August 10. Corporal Jemmar Mondido (Photo courtesy of...
Three more cadavers were identified as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), in partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP), continues the painstaking efforts of identifying those who died in the tragic military cargo plane crash in Patikul, Sulu last month. Colonel Ramon Zagala,...
The identities of four more military personnel who died in the tragic C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu earlier this month have already been confirmed, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Friday, July 30. Captain Jonathan Zata, AFP public affairs chief, identified the fatalities as...
DAVAO CITY – A few days before 1st Lt. Sheena Alexandrea Tato took the ill-fated Sulu-bound C-130 flight, she asked her boyfriend in a telephone call to visit her family in this city even when she is not around. Tato's boyfriend said he never regarded this telephone conversation would be the last...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) joined Muslim Filipinos in celebrating Eidl'l Adha or the "Feast of Sacrifice" on Tuesday, July 20. The Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines expressed its gratitude to the villagers who responded to the survivors of the plane...
THE family of 1st Lt. Sheena Alexandrea Tato bids an emotional farewell as she was laid to rest in Davao City Saturday. Tato was one of the 50 soldiers who perished in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu last July 4. (Keith Bacongco) DAVAO CITY – 1st Lt. Sheena Alexandrea Tato, the 30-year-old female...
A soldier who had been critically wounded when a C-130 cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed in Patikul, Sulu nearly two weeks ago succumbed to his injuries on Friday, July 16, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed. A photo of the wreckage of the crashed Philippine Air...
For generously extending its assistance to the families of the victims of the Sulu C-130 crash, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Sulu Chapter was awarded a Plaque of Appreciation by the Joint Task Force Sulu, Western Mindanao Command. (Photo from PH Red Cross) The award was given on July 15 at the...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez has filed a resolution seeking to honor the soldiers who died in the July 4 Air Force C-130 plane crash in Sulu. Calling them “fallen heroes,” Rodriguez, in his House Resolution No. 1957, said the soldiers deserve to be honored as one because they were...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has received P5 million of financial assistance from two congressmen and a group of businessmen for the victims of the C-130 military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over a week ago. Lt. Gen. Erickson Gloria (left), vice chief of staff of the Armed Forces of...
Two friends of President Duterte are giving financial aid to the families of the victims of the military plane crash in Sulu last weekend. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot/RTVM video) President Duterte announced the cash assistance to be given by his...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has now identified 28 military personnel who died in the C-130 crago plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over a week ago after the identities of eight more cadavers were confirmed by the authorities. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General...
