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THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday confirmed that a Filipino policeman was among the 67 fatalities in the collision between a military helicopter and a commercial plane near Washington D.C..<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PNP information chief Col. Randulf Tua\u00f1o identified the deceased as Col. Pergentino Malabed, chief of the Supply Management Division under the Directorate for Logistics.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Malabed was on official travel when the mishap occurred on Wednesday night (US time).<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tua\u00f1o said that Malabed, another police officer and a non-uniformed staff arrived in India from Manila on January 22 to inspect vests to be acquired by the PNP.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Malabed’s group then left India and arrived in the United States on the same day.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n “Ang ginawa nila doon, napag-alaman natin sa ating foreign liaison division na out of the 2,675 vests, nag-test sila doon ng anim. Ang isa doon iniwan nila sa India at ‘yung lima is dadalhin nila doon sa shop ng kumpanyang ito sa USA kung saan nila gagawin ‘yung further testing,\u201d Tua\u00f1o told a press briefing in Camp Crame, Quezon City.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tua\u00f1o said that from Kansas, Malabed traveled alone to Washington, D.C. for an exit call with Col. Moises Villaceran, the Philippines’ police attach\u00e9 in Washington.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Malabed’s two companions survived as they left for Manila on January 27.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Tua\u00f1o, the police force already contacted Malabed\u2019s family and is coordinating with the Philippines’ police attach\u00e9 in Washington, D.C. for the repatratiation.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe extend our deepest condolences to his bereaved family, loved ones and colleagues. The PNP is committed to providing them with all necessary support during this difficult time,\u201d Tua\u00f1o said.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAs we grieve this tragic event, we also honor the dedication and sacrifice of Col. Malabed. His contributions to the PNP and the nation will never be forgotten. May he rest in peace,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, as of Friday, <\/strong>41 of the victims’ bodies had been recovered as crews worked to pull the wreckage from the Potomac River.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The incident was described as America\u2019s deadliest air disaster in two decades.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n U.S. authorities restricted helicopter flights near Reagan Washington National Airport on Friday following the midair collision.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration restricted helicopter flights to reduce the risk of another collision.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Duffy said the restrictions will last at least until the National Transportation Safety Board releases a preliminary report into the fatal collision, which typically takes 30 days. <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The ill-fated American Airlines plane was approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport when the US Army helicopter flew into its path.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n There were 60 passengers and four crew members aboard the passenger plane, while three soldiers were abroad the helicopter.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday confirmed that a Filipino policeman was among the 67 fatalities in the collision between a military helicopter and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11585"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11587,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11585\/revisions\/11587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}