4 bodies found at Cessna crash site
A search and rescue team has found the bodies of two pilots and two Australian passengers of a Cessna plane that crashed on Mayon Volcano in Camalig, Albay on Saturday morning, according to the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office......»»
Philippine road crash kills woman, injures man
MANILA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A woman was killed after the motorcycle she and her husband were riding was hit by an overtaking bus along a highway in Rizal province of the Philippines at dawn on Monday, police said. Police said the accident occurred around 4 a.m. while the couple traveled along a highway in Taytay town. The woman died at the crash site, while her husband sustained injuries in the left arm......»»
Cessna plane wreckage found; 2 bodies recovered
The wreckage of a Cessna trainer plane that crashed in Apayao was found while the remains of its two passengers were retrieved in Sitio Matad, Barangay Salvacion in Luna, Apayao on Thursday......»»
Bodies of pilot, student recovered from Cessna plane crash site
Apayao authorities have recovered the bodies of two passengers on board the two-seater Cessna plane that crashed while on a training flight......»»
Wreckage of Philippine Cessna plane found with pilot, passenger dead
MANILA, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said that a search and retrieval team found the wreckage of the missing Cessna 152 plane in the northern Apayao province on Wednesday with the pilot and passenger dead. "The search and retrieval operations are now ongoing to retrieve the bodies of the two persons on board the aircraft," CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio said......»»
Rescuers find 4 kids lost in jungle
The search for four indigenous children in Colombia’s Amazon jungle after they survived a plane crash ended Friday, 40 days after the hunt started. Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced that the children aged 13, nine, four and one were found alive but were weak after their ordeal. “Today we have had a magical day,” Petro told the media in the capital Bogota after announcing their rescue. “They were alone, they made it on their own. An example of absolute survival that will go down in history,” he said. Petro also posted a photo on Twitter showing several adults, some dressed in military fatigues, tending to the rescued children as they sat on tarps in the jungle. One rescuer held a bottle to the mouth of the smallest child, whom he held in his arms. Colombia’s Defense Ministry also shared a video late Friday showing the children being pulled up into a helicopter as it hovered over the tall trees in almost complete darkness. They will be transferred to the military hospital in Bogota, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez said. The survivors from the Huitoto tribe had been wandering alone in the jungle since 1 May, when the Cessna 206 in which they were traveling crashed. The pilot had reported engine problems only minutes after taking off from a jungle area known as Araracuara on the 350-kilometer journey to the town of San Jose del Guaviare. The bodies of the pilot, the children’s mother and a local indigenous leader were all found at the crash site, where the plane sat almost vertical in the trees. Predators and trail Some 160 soldiers and 70 indigenous people with intimate knowledge of the jungle began their search for the children since then. The rescuers found the children about five kilometers west of the crash site, according to Colombia’s military. The kids’ grandfather, Fidencio Valencia, told Agence France-Presse that the children had been found by a native of Araracuara who had been participating in the search. The children miraculously survived jaguars, snakes and other predators, as well as armed drug smuggling groups. Rescuers followed a trail of footprints, diaper, half-eaten fruit that indicated the children were still alive and wandering to find rescuers. Part of the search involved the air force dumping 10,000 flyers into the forest with instructions in Spanish and the children’s own indigenous language, telling them to stay put. The post Rescuers find 4 kids lost in jungle appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive
Four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest were found alive and flown to the capital Bogota early Saturday. The children, who survived a small plane crash in the jungle, were transported by army medical plane to a military airport at around 00:30 am Saturday (0530 GMT). They were immediately taken off the plane on stretchers with ambulances waiting to bring them to hospital. "Today we have had a magical day," President Gustavo Petro told the media earlier on Friday, after announcing their rescue. "They are weak. Let's let the doctors make their assessment," he added. The president had posted a photo on Twitter showing several adults, some dressed in military fatigues, tending to the children as they sat on tarps in the jungle. One rescuer held a bottle to the mouth of the smallest child, whom he held in his arms. "A joy for the whole country! The 4 children who were lost 40 days ago in the Colombian jungle were found alive," he wrote on Twitter. Video shared by the Defense Ministry late Friday showed the children being pulled up into a helicopter as it hovered over the tall trees in almost complete darkness. Originally from the Huitoto Indigenous group, the children -- aged 13, nine, four and one -- had been wandering alone in the jungle since May 1, when the Cessna 206 in which they were traveling crashed. The pilot had reported engine problems only minutes after taking off from a jungle area known as Araracuara on the 350-kilometer (217-mile) journey to the town of San Jose del Guaviare. The bodies of the pilot, the children's mother and a local Indigenous leader were all found at the crash site, where the plane sat almost vertical in the trees. Officials said that the group had been fleeing threats from members of an armed group. A massive search involving 160 soldiers and 70 Indigenous people with intimate knowledge of the jungle was launched after the crash, garnering global attention. The area is home to jaguars, snakes and other predators, as well as armed drug smuggling groups, but ongoing clues -- footprints, a diaper, half-eaten fruit -- led authorities to believe they were on the right track. Worried that the children would continue wandering and become ever more difficult to locate, the air force dumped 10,000 flyers into the forest with instructions in Spanish and the children's own Indigenous language, telling them to stay put. The leaflets also included survival tips, and the military dropped food parcels and bottled water. Rescuers had also been broadcasting a message recorded by the children's grandmother, urging them not to move. According to the military, rescuers found the children about five kilometers (three miles) west of the crash site. 'Absolute survival' Huitoto children learn hunting, fishing and gathering, and the kids' grandfather, Fidencio Valencia, had told AFP the children are well acquainted with the jungle. News of the rescue came as Petro returned home from Cuba, where he signed a six-month truce with Colombia's last active guerrilla group, the ELN. "Getting closer and attaining peace in the agreement that is moving forward with the ELN... And now I return and the first news is that indeed the Indigenous communities that were in the search and the military forces found the children 40 days later," he told reporters in Bogota. "They were alone, they made it on their own. An example of absolute survival that will go down in history," he said. Seventeen days after the children went missing, Petro announced that they had been found alive, but he retracted the statement a day later, saying he had been given false information. On Friday, he praised "the effective coordination between the military and the Indigenous people" during the search, saying it was an "example of an alliance for the country to follow." Valencia told AFP that the children had been found by a native of Araracuara who had been participating in the search. Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez paid tribute to the various army units' "unshakeable and tireless" work, as well as to the Indigenous people who took part in the search. Army rescuers "immediately took charge of and stabilized" the four siblings, who were transferred to San Jose del Guaviare, according The post Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive
The four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest after a small plane crash have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro announced Friday. "A joy for the whole country! The 4 children who were lost 40 days ago in the Colombian jungle were found alive," Petro wrote on Twitter. His post included a photograph of several adults, some dressed in military fatigues, attending to the children who were sitting on tarps in the dense forest. "They are weak. Let's let the doctors make their assessment," Petro told the press in Bogota. Originally from the Uitoto Indigenous group, the children -- aged 13, nine, four, and one -- had been wandering alone in the jungle since May 1, when the Cessna 206 in which they were traveling crashed. The bodies of three adults who had been with them -- their mother, the pilot and a relative -- were all found at the crash site by the army. A massive search by 160 soldiers and 70 Indigenous people with intimate knowledge of the jungle had been underway ever since for the youngsters, garnering global attention. The area is home to jaguars, snakes and other predators, as well as armed drug smuggling groups, but ongoing clues -- footprints, a diaper, half-eaten fruit -- led authorities to believe they were on the right track. Worried that the children would continue wandering and become ever more difficult to locate, the air force dumped 10,000 flyers into the forest with instructions in Spanish and the children's own Indigenous language, telling them to stay put. The leaflets also included survival tips, and the military dropped food parcels and bottled water. Rescuers had also been broadcasting a message recorded by the children's grandmother, urging them not to move. A magical day Huitoto children learn hunting, fishing and gathering and the kids' grandfather, Fidencio Valencia, had told AFP the children are well acquainted with the jungle. "Today we have had a magical day," Petro told the media upon his return from Cuba, where he signed a six-month truce with Colombia's last active guerrilla group, the ELN. "Getting closer and attaining peace in the agreement that is moving forward with the ELN... And now I return and the first news is that indeed the Indigenous communities that were in the search and the military forces found the children 40 days later," he said. "They were alone, they made it on their own. An example of absolute survival that will go down in history," he added. Petro had announced that the children had been found alive 17 days after they disappeared, but retracted the announcement a day later, saying he had been given false information. Valencia, the children's grandfather, confirmed to AFP on Friday that the children had been found. "I need a flight or a helicopter to go and get them urgently," he said. The post Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Rescuers ‘very close’ to kids missing for weeks in Colombian Amazon
The discovery of a rudimentary shelter, some half-eaten fruit and a fresh footprint led the Colombian military to announce Tuesday it was getting "very close" to the four Indigenous children roaming the Amazon since a plane they were on crashed a month ago. The children -- aged 13, nine, four and one -- have been lost in the jungle since the light aircraft crash in Colombia's southeast on 1 May claimed the lives of the three adults on board: their mother Magdalena Mucutui Valencia, the pilot, and an Indigenous leader. The bodies of the adults were found with the plane wreck, but a massive search by 160 soldiers and 70 Indigenous people with intimate knowledge of the jungle has been underway ever since for the youngsters -- Lesly (13), Soleiny (9), Tien Noriel (4) and baby Cristin. On Sunday, rescuers found the latest traces, which "confirm two things: the first that they are alive, and the second that we are very close," team leader General Pedro Sanchez told Blu Radio. The search area has been narrowed to about 20 square kilometers (7.7 square miles), said Sanchez, from an initial 320 square kilometers -- about double the size of Washington, DC. Judging by its size, the footprint found may belong to Lesly, whom relatives have said knows the jungle well. Unlike a sandal print found previously, the new trail indicates at least one of the children is now barefoot. Last week, the team had found a pair of shoes and a diaper in the dense jungle. Near the fresh print, the team on Sunday also found "a kind of resting place" or shelter. "The children probably used it for a night or two," said Sanchez. "At some point we crossed paths (with the children)," he added. Search team member Colonel Fausto Avellaneda said the latest finds "gives us new motivation and excitement." "This is a fresh footprint found approximately two kilometers from the last footprint we had found, and it gives us a sign that the children are still alive," he said in a video distributed by the military. No adult prints On the morning of 1 May, a Cessna 206 airplane left a jungle area known as Araracuara heading for the town of San Jose del Guaviare in the Colombian Amazon. Minutes after starting the 350-kilometer (217-mile) journey, the pilot reported problems with the engine and the plane disappeared from the radars. Between May 15 and 16, soldiers found the bodies of the three adults and the debris of the plane stuck vertically in the thick vegetation, its nose destroyed. The air force has since dumped 10,000 flyers into the forest with instructions in Spanish and the children's own Indigenous language, telling them to stay put. The leaflets also included survival tips, and the military has dropped food parcels and bottled water for the children who are of the Huitoto community, known for living in harmony with the jungle. Huitoto children learn hunting, fishing and gathering and the kids' grandfather, Fidencio Valencia, has told AFP the children are well acquainted with the jungle. Rescuers have been broadcasting a message recorded by the children's grandmother, urging them not to move so the soldiers can find them. Air Force helicopters and satellite images are being used in the search in an area home to jaguars, pumas, snakes and other predators, as well as armed groups that smuggle drugs and terrorize local populations. According to Sanchez, the minors and their mother had boarded the plane to escape guerrilla activity near their community. But he said it was "unlikely" the kids had fallen into the hands of any armed group. "We have not found any adult prints." Sanchez said the search was complicated by "a totally jungle terrain where you can see nothing 20 meters ahead, trees 40-50 meters (tall)... where the rays of the Sun enter with great difficulty." It rained about 16 hours per day, erasing any tracks and muffling the sound of movement, he added. The post Rescuers ‘very close’ to kids missing for weeks in Colombian Amazon appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Bodies of Isabela plane crash victims retrieved
MANILA, Philippines — The remains of the pilot and five passengers of the ill-fated Cessna plane that crashed in Isabela have been retrieved, the provincial public information announced on Sunday. “As of 12:54pm today, the bodies of the pilot and passengers have arrived at Divilacan proper,” the Isabela PIO said. “The Air Force is waiting for a […] The post Bodies of Isabela plane crash victims retrieved appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Rescuers transporting remains of Cessna plane crash victims in Isabela
Foronda added that bad weather conditions are making it difficult for choppers to transport the bodies to Cauayan City......»»
Responders retrieve 3 of 4 Cessna crash victims from Mayon
After 12 days of struggling with Mayon’s rough terrain and bad weather, emergency responders have dropped off the bodies of three of four victims of the Cessna plane that crashed......»»
Retrieval of Cessna crash victims starts
Teams involved in the search and retrieval operations for a Cessna plane that crashed on the slopes of Mayon Volcano in Camalig, Albay started bringing down the bodies of the victims yesterday amid difficulties brought by bad weather and rugged terrain......»»
Bad weather hampers retrieval ops at Mayon
Mayon Volcano’s rugged terrain and bad weather have hampered efforts to retrieve the bodies of the pilots and passengers of a Cessna plane that crashed in Camalig, Albay last Saturday......»»
Terrain, weather make retrieval of bodies from Cessna crash on Mayon difficult
The terrain of Mayon Volcano and the weather in the area are posing a challenge to the retrieval of the bodies of the four passengers onboard a small plane that crashed near the crater, officials said......»»
4 bodies found at Cessna crash site
A search and rescue team has found the bodies of two pilots and two Australian passengers of a Cessna plane that crashed on Mayon Volcano in Camalig, Albay on Saturday morning, according to the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office......»»
Oplan Harabas yields 3 drivers positive for drugs
FOLLOWING the surprise drug test conducted by the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Davao and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on public utility vehicles (PUVs) last March 26, 2024, two taxi drivers in Davao City were found to be positive for drugs......»»
Hope for more survivors from Baltimore bridge collapse fades
BALTIMORE – The coast guard announced on Wednesday that hope of finding more survivors of the Baltimore bridge collapse has dimmed, and efforts have switched to searching for the bodies of the missing persons, as well as seeking more answers as to why a container ship crashed into the span. The coast guard announced on.....»»
Cebu Pacific books P8 billion profit in 2023
Low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific found itself landing on solid ground in 2023, as it booked a profit of nearly P8 billion on the back of a resurgent demand for air travel......»»
The significance of Holy Thursday
In the Christian world, there are three very popular scenes found in many Filipino homes......»»
Companies State it Takes More Than 6 Months to Fill Cybersecurity Positions
The latest Kaspersky survey found that 48% of companies require over half a year to find a qualified cybersecurity professional. A lack of proven experience was cited as one of the biggest challenges, along with the high cost of hiring and global competition in talent acquisition. With global labor markets continuing to clamor for InfoSec […].....»»