(Eagle News) — The number of fatalities in the C-130 crash in Sulu over the weekend has risen to 53. According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the fatalities included three civilians from Bangkal in Patikul, where the military plane crashed and burst into flames on Sunday, July 4. AFP Chief Cirilito Sobejana said in a television interview of the 50 soldiers who were killed, 16 have been identified. He said they were identified […]
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Pres. Duterte honors soldiers who died in Sulu plane crash, assures funds, assistance for their families
Says he’ll make sure that the soldiers “did not die in vain” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wake of the soldiers who perished in the C-130 plane crash in Patikul, Sulu, expressing his sorrow for the lives lost, as he assured their families of support. Duterte said he is “at a loss for words” for what happened, as he saluted the soldiers who died in the July 4 crash where 50 […]





