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Isa sa mga sundalong namatay sa C-130 plane crash, nailibing na sa Zamboanga del Sur

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Posted at Jul 08 02:16 PM

Nailibing na nitong Miyerkoles ng madaling araw ang mga labi ni PFC Christopher Rollon, isa sa mga namatay sa C-130 plane crash sa Sulu, sa isang public cemetery sa Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur. Read more »

Japan air force condoles with Philippines over Sulu crash

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Posted at Jul 08 01:40 PM

Japan's air force on Thursday conveyed its condolences to the Philippines following the deadly crash of a troop plane in Sulu that left 52 dead in the country's worst military air accident in nearly 3 decades. Read more »

Dad of military nurse in C-130 crash never imagined losing daughter in tragic manner

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Updated as of Jul 08 09:34 AM

Retired Col. Wilfredo Tato, still grieving over the death of First Lt. Sheena Alexandria Tato, said he couldn't help but blame himself for losing his daughter.  Read more »

AFP identifies 19 of 49 bodies in ill-fated Sulu crash; probe still ongoing

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Posted at Jul 07 03:27 PM

xThe military chief also clarified that the fatalities among the Armed Forces is only at 49 and not 50, citing a "double count." The death toll now is at 52, including the 3 civilians who died after the plane crashed on the ground.    Read more »

Philippines seeks US help on data recorders for C-130 crash probe

Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 02:45 PM

MANILA - The Philippines will send black boxes of a Lockheed C-130 aircraft that crashed at the weekend to the United States to seek expert help in opening and analyzing them, the military chief said on Wednesday. Read more »

Duterte thanks Sulu residents who helped rescue victims in C-130 crash

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Posted at Jul 07 09:34 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday expressed gratitude to residents of Sulu province, who were among the first to help soldiers in a deadly crash of their military aircraft over the weekend.  Read more »

Duterte spokesman says he rode military aircraft days before crash

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Posted at Jul 07 08:44 AM

Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque revealed on Tuesday that he rode a military aircraft days before it crashed in the Southern Philippines and killed at least 53 people in one of the country's worst military air disasters.  Read more »

Philippines' C-130 fleet grounded pending result of Sulu crash investigation

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Posted at Jul 06 09:22 PM

The Philippines' C-130 fleet had been grounded pending the result of of the investigation on Sunday's crash in Sulu which claimed the lives of 50 soldiers and 3 civilians, the Air Force said Tuesday.   Read more »

Another C-130 crash survivor passes away; death toll climbs to 53

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Updated as of Jul 06 07:08 PM

MANILA - Another soldier who was among those wounded from the C-130 crash in Sulu last Sunday has passed away, bringing the death toll among government troops to 50, Philippine military chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said Tuesday. Read more »

Mga senador pinag-iingat ang gobyerno sa pagbili ng mga aircraft

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 01:16 PM

Pinag-iingat na ng mga senador ang gobyerno sa pagbili ng eroplano at iba pang aircraft para sa Philippine Air Force kasunod ng pagbagsak ng military plane sa Sulu. Read more »

7 of 49 soldiers killed in C-130 plane crash identified

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Updated as of Jul 06 11:07 AM

Seven out of 49 soldiers who were killed in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu have been identified and the aircraft's black box has been recovered, the military said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte honors soldiers killed in plane crash, promises aid

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Posted at Jul 05 08:37 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday paid tribute and promised aid to the families of at least 47 soldiers who were killed in an Air Force plane crash over the weekend. Read more »

50 killed, 49 survive C-130 plane crash in Sulu

Photo courtesy of Joint Task Force Sulu
Posted at Jul 05 02:18 PM

Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines check debris during the search and retrieval operations at the C-130 crash site in Barangay Bangkal, Patikul, Sulu on Sunday evening. Read more »

'Worst crash of military aircraft:' Philippines mourns dozens killed in Sulu plane crash

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 02:39 PM

The country is mourning 50 people who perished in a plane crash in Sulu, Malacañang said on Monday, with President Rodrigo Duterte likely to visit the survivors of one of the country's worst military air disasters.  Read more »

US condoles with Filipinos over deadly C-130 crash in Sulu

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Updated as of Jul 05 02:57 PM

The C-130 Hercules transport aircraft, acquired from the US through the US Foreign Military Sales program, was carrying troops for deployment in Sulu. Read more »

PH military searches for crashed C-130's flight data recorder

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Updated as of Jul 05 12:41 PM

The military is searching for a crashed C-130 plane's flight data recorder to unravel the cause of the incident that killed 47 soldiers on board, its spokesperson said Monday.  Read more »