Duterte scheduled to visit Sulu after C-130 plane crash
(Photos from Joint Task Force Sulu)
COTABATO CITY – President Duterte is scheduled to visit Sulu on Monday, July 5 to meet with military and local officials following the C-130 cargo plane crash on Sunday that killed 47 soldiers and 3 civilians on the ground.
Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said the remains of soldiers were already on the way to Zamboanga City on board a Philippine Navy vessel .
“I sympathize to the highest level with the families of those who died,” Sobejana told Church-run Radio DXMS here on Monday.
He assured that the government would be attending to the needs of all who were injured in the mishap that happened at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.
“We have our team of investigators, we are in the thick of our investigation to determine what caused the tragedy,” Sobejana added.
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