MANILA, Philippines — Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque revealed early on Wednesday that he rode the C-130 military cargo plane a few days before it crashed in Jolo, Sulu province last Sunday.
He boarded the plane on July 1 to deliver medical supplies — including COVID-19 vaccines, personal protective equipment, and mechanical ventilators — to Iloilo City, Roque said in the weekly taped briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte.
“We turned over some medical supplies in Iloilo City and the C-130 plane that crashed was the same plane we rode,” he said in Filipino.
“Fortunately, it appears that it was a different crew who were there, but still there were some who died. …
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