Two days after the deadly C-130 cargo plane crash in Patikul, Sulu, the details of the cause of the accident that claimed the lives of 52 individuals have yet to be cleared as investigation continues. To help ferret out the truth, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the...
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...
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,...
France has joined the international community in offering its sympathy and condolences to families of the victims of the C-130H military aircraft that crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday. Message of the Embassy of France In a statement released on Monday, the French Embassy in Manila said France is...
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,...
Actress-singer and Philippine Air Force Reserve (PAFR) Command Sergent Arci Muñoz is among local stars grieving over the tragic crash of a Philippine Air Force C-130 cargo plane in Sulu. On Instagram, she shared the "heartbreaking news," declaring her heart and prayers go out to the bereaved...
President Duterte might visit the injured military troops in a Zamboanga hospital “if plans push through,” Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said, referring to some 49 army personnel who were injured when a C-130 military plane crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4. President Rodrigo...
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...
