CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A Cyclone light aircraft was reported missing after it left the airport here for the Palanan Airport in Palanan, Isabela on Thursday, November 30. The plane with tail number RPC-1234 was piloted by Capt. Levy N. Abul II and has one passenger on board. Initial police...
The military has recovered the bodies of two persons who were killed in a Cessna plane crash on Tuesday in Luna, Apayao. The Army 503rd Infantry Brigade identified the victims as Capt. Edzel John Lumbao Tabuzo and student-pilot Anshum Rajkumar Konde. The body of Tabuzo, the 24-year-old pilot of the...
TUGUEGARAO CITY (PNA) – Two persons died when a Cessna plane crashed in Apayao province, authorities said on Wednesday. However, rescuers could not still retrieve the bodies of Capt. Edzel John Lumbao Tabuzo and student pilot Indian Anshum Rajkumar Konde from the crash site. Earlier, the...
TUGUEGARAO CITY (PNA) – An Incident Management Team has been formed to conduct the search and rescue operation for the two occupants of a missing two-seat plane that took off from Laoag City Airport and was supposed to land in this city on Tuesday. Rueli Rapsing, head of the Cagayan...
The chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee on Wednesday, June 28, sought a formal Senate inquiry into the uncoordinated landing of a US Air Force plane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last Monday, June 26. Through Senate Resolution No. 667, Senator Imee Marcos,...
DIVILACAN, Isabela – Responders reached the crash site of the Cessna 206 plane in a mountainous area in Barangay Ditarum, this town, on Saturday morning, March 11. The Army 5th Infantry Division said the retrieval team arrived in the area at 8 a.m. They were supposed to get there earlier but...
DIVILACAN, Isabela – The Philippine Coast Guard sees the retrieval operation for the bodies of the six Cessna plane crash victims in this province as a challenge due to the terrain of the crash site in Barangay Ditarum here. “Matatarik na bundok at napakahirap tawiring ilog (We are facing steep...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – The wreckage of the Cessna plane missing since Jan. 24 in Isabela was found on Thursday, March 9, in Barangay Ditarum, Divilacan, but there were no survivors, the Incident Management Team (IMT) confirmed. The Army identified the fatalities as pilot Capt. Eleazar Mark...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" Padilla has filed a bill updating and strengthening the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) against objectionable movies, publicity materials and other audio-visual media to protect Filipino viewers, especially children. Sen. Robinhood "Robin"...
The Australian Embassy in Manila has expressed its sympathies with the families of two of its nationals who were onboard the Cessna 340 plane that crashed into the slopes of Mayon Volcano. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines HK Yu said the embassy is now aware of their plight and its "thoughts...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The remains of a Cessna plane crash victim arrived at the command center in Barangay Anoling in Camalig, Albay on Wednesday night, March 1. THE remains of a Cessna plane crash victim arrive at the Forest Ranger Station in Barangay Anoling, Camalig, Albay on Wednesday...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Bad weather and the steep and slippery terrain of the slope of Mayon Volcano hampered the transportation of the bodies of the four crew and passengers of the ill-fated Cessna plane that crashed near the crater of Mayon Volcano last week. RESPONDERS carry the retrieved bodies...