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10 Filipinos among 47 passengers, crew rescued from plane that crashed at sea off Micronesia

    By Alfred Acenas Eagle News Service EBC Hawaii Bureau (Eagle News) – Ten Filipinos were among the 47 passengers and crew members rescued after the plane they were riding in, Air Niugini Flight 73, crashed into the sea short of the runway of the international airport in Weno, Chuuk in the Western Pacific nation of Micronesia on Friday. The Boeing 737 aircraft hit the lagoon at 9:30am local time (11:30am Philippine time). A […]