BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has vowed to conduct a deeper investigation into a recent plane crash in Isabela.
CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio said pro bers would collect pieces of evidence at the crash site to determine the cause of the mishap that killed the pilot and his passenger.
Investigators will retriev e the plane’s emergency locator transmitter, engine and propeller, which are vital in determining the cause of the crash.
On Sunday, a K9 tracker team spotted the remains of passenger Emma Escalante some 200 meters away from the crash site.
The remains of the pilot, Capt. Levy Abul II, were found near the crash site on Dec. 7.
The plane took off from the Cauayan Airport in Isabela at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 30.
It did not reach the Palanan Airport, where it was expected to land after an hour.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development has released more than P57.3 million in assistance to earthquake victims in Mindanao, according to DSWD Assistant Secretary for legislative affairs Irene Dumlao.
The assistance included food and non-food items that were distributed to families and persons displace d by the quake.
“Our DSWD field offices continue to haul and deliver family food packs to affected municipalities,” Dumlao said.
She gave assurance that the DSWD’s Disaster Response Management Bureau is coordinating with its regional counterparts regarding updates and requests for relief augmentation.
Data showed a total of 949,499 family food packs are available at the DSWD disaster response centers as well as in its field offices nationwide including Caraga and Davao regions.
Dumlao said the agency is maintaining more than P2.7 billion in standby funds, and has prepositioned relief items that could be tapped any time for disaster response operations.