MANILA, Philippines — Some lawmakers mourned on Monday the death of at least 50 people, including military men, in a C-130 aircraft crash in Patikul, Sulu, over the weekend.
“There are simply no words that can be said to console those left behind by our bravemilitary personnel, as well as the three civilians who died as a result of thisdisaster,” Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said in a statement.
Velasco vowed to push in the House of Representatives the inclusion of the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) modernization in the proposed 2022 national budget.
“I can only give my word that we in the House of Representatives will include in the 2022 budget the modernization of the PAF’s fleet …
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