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 global community in expressing its deepest sympathies to the families of the 298 passengers on board,” Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that of the 298 passengers who died in the attack, three were Filipinos.
Coloma, however, said that government has yet to verify the …read more
Source: The Philippine Daily Inquirer