Section: Philippines
PH urges nations to unite to determine those responsible for ‘brutal act’ on MH17
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Saturday condemned the “brutal act” of shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine that claimed the lives of 298 people, including three Filipinos. “We convey our profound condolences for all who perished in this tragedy,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
MH17 disaster wipes out entire Malaysian family of six
KUALA LUMPUR–An entire family of six that had been returning home after three years living abroad was among the 44 Malaysians killed in the MH17 disaster, media reports said Saturday. Tambi Jiee, 49, and his wife Ariza Ghazalee, 46, perished along with their four children when the Malaysia Airlines flight went down in eastern Ukraine. They...
Top AIDS official says six colleagues on Malaysia plane, not 100
MELBOURNE—International AIDS Society president Francoise Barre-Sinoussi on Saturday said six colleagues heading for a global conference in Melbourne were on a Malaysian plane that crashed over Ukraine, not 100 as reports suggested. “The number that we have confirmed through our contacts with authorities in Australia, in Malaysia, and...
Ukraine plane crash hits global stocks
LONDON – Global stock markets slid on Friday after the crash of a Malaysian Airlines jet which killed 298 people over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, amid signs it was hit by a missile. Russian shares and the ruble sank, as the disaster dramatically raised tensions between the Kremlin and the West. The investment climate was already heavily...
Malaysian prime minister’s step-grandmom among passengers of MH17
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia–Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s step-grandmother was one of the 43 Malaysians who are believed to have perished when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine on Thursday. According to a family spokeswoman, Puan Sri Siti Amirah was travelling alone on her way back to Jogjakarta, Indonesia from...
Conversation of pro-Russia separatists admitting to downing plane intercepted
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia–New allegations that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by militants have surfaced, with a recording of an alleged conversation between Russian military intelligence officers and members of terrorist groups serving as “proof”, a Ukraine English daily reports. In the conversation allegedly...
Ukraine rebels say they have most plane recorders
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s separatist rebels say they have found “most” of the recording devices from the Malaysia Airlines plane that was shot down over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine. An assistant to the insurgency’s military commander, Igor Girkin, said Friday on condition of anonymity that eight out of...
Initial breakdown of passengers’ nationalities on board MH-17:
First posted 9:14 am | Friday, July 18th, 2014 HRABOVE, Ukraine — The initial breakdown of the passengers’ nationalities, according to Malaysian Airlines vice president Huib Gorter: 173 The Netherlands 44 Malaysia 27 Australia 12 Indonesia 9 United Kingdom 4 Germany 4 Belgium 3 Philippines 1 Canada 1 New Zealand Another 20 remain...
PH: Mother, 2 kids aboard crashed MH17
MANILA, Philippines — The three Filipino fatalities in the plane crash in Ukraine were a mother and her two children, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) saidFriday. They were also living in the Netherlands based on the address on their passport applications, DFA spokesman Charles Jose said. The Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was headed...
PH expresses ‘deepest sympathies’, seeks probe in MH17 crash
MANILA, Philippines — Malacaang on Friday expressed its “deepest sympathies” with the families of the passengers, particularly of the the three Filipinos, of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 that was shot down by still unidentified attackers as it flew over strife-torn Ukraine on Thursday. “The Philippines joins the entire...
