President Aquino vows support for PAF pilots whose plane crashed

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 1): President Aquino vows support for PAF pilots whose plane crashed

President Benigno S. Aquino III vowed to provide support and assistance to the families of two Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots whose plane, a light attack OV-10 Bronco crashed off the coastal waters of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan last month.

In his speech keynoting the 66th Founding Anniversary of the PAF here on Monday, the President said that he had been following closely the progress of the search and retrieval operations of the concerned agencies.

"Kamakailan lang, bumagsak ang OV-10 630 Bronco bomber lulan ang dalawa sa ating mga kawal. Kasalukuyan pa rin pong nagaganap ang search and retrieval operations, at makakaasa po ang pamilya ng mga piloto sa karampatang tulong at suporta ng gobyerno," the President said.

"Ang ganitong mga pangyayari nga mismo ang iniiwasan natin simula't sapul pa, kaya naman, nakatutok tayo sa modernisasyon ng ating pambansang tanggulan," he added.

Col. Miguel Okol, PAF spokesman, said that the light attack aircraft with tail No. R630 went missing following their takeoff at around 6:37 p.m. last June 23 to conduct a night flying proficiency training mission.

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