The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) identified on Friday, July 9, another soldier who died in a C-130 military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirilito Sobejana (Photo from Philippine News Agency) AFP Chief Gen....
Following the tragic C-130 transport plane crash in Sulu over the weekend, an A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) has also sustained damage during a test flight--thus raising questions as to whether or not the protocols being implemented by the military have...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) paid tribute to a pilot who was among those who died in the tragic C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend. (Photo Mike Benorelao / Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) “We mourn our fallen hero,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
On the morning of July 4, Shanie Martinez Mehong received a text from her live-in partner -- a Philippine Army personnel -- that he already boarded a C-130 transport plane en route to his latest deployment in Sulu. Mehong's partner, Private First Class Nathaniel Bongcayao, was excited as he shared...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed Wednesday, July 7, that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will procure additional aircraft to boost the flee t of the Philippine Air Force (PAF). AWESOME SELFIE--Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flies aboard an FA-50 jet during the Sanay Datu...
Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), revealed that 19 military personnel who died in the tragic C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend have already been identified. General Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
Everything seemed pretty normal when Private First Class Nathaniel Bongcayao boarded the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) last Sunday, July 4. He was even caught filming a "Tiktok" video prior to their boarding, perhaps adrenaline rushing into his body out...
The retrieved blackbox of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) that crashed in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend will be sent to the United States where it will be analyzed. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),...
Another soldier died from the tragic military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu last Sunday, July 4, raising the death toll to 53. The Philippine Red Cross sends a response team after a Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane crashes in Patikul, Sulu on July 4, 2021. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross)...
Following the tragic plane crash in Sulu which killed over 50 people, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon called for continuous training and stronger maintenance operations for the troops. The Philippine Red Cross sends a response team after...
House deputy speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda urged the government to ensure aid and other compensation for the families of soldiers who perished and were hurt in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu on Sunday, July 4. The wreckage of a crashed Philippine Air Force C-130 cargo plane is...
Major Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. officially took command of the Cagayan de Oro City-based 4th Infantry Division (4ID) of the Philippine Army on Monday, July 5, a day after a C-130 transport plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) carrying him and his family crashed in Patikul, Sulu. Major Gen. Romeo...
