The Office of Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go (OSBG) has committed to extend financial assistance to the lone fatality and the injured passengers of a Philippine Air Force helicopter that crashed Tuesday morning in the waters off Jandayan Island off Getafe town, Bohol province.
The pilot, Capt. Aurelios Olano, was killed while three Air Force personnel were injured during the mishap.
Senator Go personally expressed his sympathy to the affected passengers and Olano’s family.
Aside from the financial assistance, the OSBG and President Rodrigo Duterte also committed to shoulder the hospitalization of the three injured Airforce personnel.
The three were first brought to President Carlos P. Garcia Memorial Hospital in Talibon town, Bohol.
They were later transferred to Cebu. Two of them were admitted at the Allegiant Regional Care Hospital while the third is at the Mactan-Benito Ebuen Airbase Hospital.
Undersecretary Anthony Gerard Ybañez Gonzales visited to injured Air Force personnel Tuesday evening.
Olano will be brought to Bohol following a Requiem Mass being held at Mactan Airbase.
Based on official reports, the helicopter left Mactan Airbase for a periodic maintenance flight but it suddenly experienced turbulence while on air.
Go was in Cebu when the crash accident happened.
The Senator graced the commemoration event for the 500th anniversary of the Victory of Mactan in Lapu-Lapu City as a guest speaker.
He also headed to Carcar City right after to lead the opening of the 103th Malasakit Center located in Carcar Provincial Hospital.
Go also distributed assistance to the members of the Tricycle Operators and Drives Association (TODA), habal-habal drivers and public market vendors in Carcar City.
