Tag: C130

Pres. Duterte, whole nation in mourning after worst PHL military aircraft crash that killed 50

PHL Defense department investigating incident   (Eagle News) – Malacanang expressed its condolences to those who lost their lives in a plane crash of a  C130 Hercules plane in Sulu where at least 50 lives were lost, mostly soldiers who recently finished a training on counter-insurgency. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the whole nation is in mourning. The Department of National Defense is conducting an investigation of Sunday’s tragic incident involving a second-hand plane […]

Lorenzana orders probe into C-130 crash in Sulu

(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered a full-blown investigation into the C-130 crash in Sulu that left at least 50 dead. Lorenzana said the probe would begin as soon as rescue and recovery operations were completed. So far, Armed Forces spokesperson Major General Edgard Arevalo said in a radio interview that the death toll has climbed to 50, including three civilians. The plane was on its way to Jolo airport from Lumbia, Cagayan […]