STATEMENT OF SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE LOREN LEGARDA ON THE DEATH OF PAF PILOTS | May 25, 2026

It is with profound sorrow that I join the nation in mourning the tragic loss of First Lieutenant Ruth Angelique R. Pasos and Second Lieutenant Cherky E. Embudo of the Philippine Air Force. These two young and valiant pilots perished when their SF-260 trainer aircraft crashed amid the mountainous terrain of Tuba, Benguet, during a military training flight, while preparing to soar the skies in service of our motherland.

In their passing, we mourn our nation’s loss of a brilliant young […]