The Embassy of the United States in the Philippines stayed true to its promise of helping the Philippine government in its search for the missing Cessna plane and a student pilot that went missing in the jungles of Baler, Aurora.
Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. shared the update on Twitter on Saturday, where he shared the tweet from the U.S. Marines.
“Thank you @USEmbassyPH and @USAmbManila for continuing the search for the missing Cessna and trainee pilot that crashed into Baler jungle. Now 25th day. A satellite run yielded nothing because of cloud cover. But the US won’t stop. Thank you for your concern for a Filipino life.”
Thank you @USEmbassyPH and @USAmbManila for continuing the search for the missing Cessna and trainee pilot that crashed into Baler jungle. Now 25th day. A satellite run yielded nothing because of cloud cover. But the US won't stop. Thank you for your concern for a Filipino life. https://t.co/PLTRGTT1xW
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) August 18, 2019
The photo posted by the US Marines shows the loading of a Joint Direct Attack Munition onto an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft, aboard US Navy’s amphibious assault ship USS Wasp.
The US Embassy in the Philippines responded on August 10 in Locsin’s plea for help via Twitter. They said they’ve been in touch with Philippine authorities as to what type of assistance they can provide.
Owe you big time. On behalf of the Filipino people: Thank you ? https://t.co/0aDFp8V5bj
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) August 11, 2019
On that same day, Locsin asked for a need of a special satellite image that can penetrate jungle to detect plane’s aluminum.
“CAAP has no capability whatsoever in this weather for this mission. One more day and it won’t be Search & Rescue but Search & Recovery of CADAVER. Please US help.”
@USEmbassyPH @USAmbManila We need a special satellite image that can penetrate jungle to detect plane's aluminum. CAAP has no capability whatsoever in this weather for this mission. One more day and it won't be Search & Rescue but Search & Recovery of CADAVER. Please US help.
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) August 11, 2019
The Cessna plane, according to Locsin, belongs to Stevie Virata’s company. The pilot on board it is a trainee from OMNI, a pilot training school based in Clark.
