The black box of the ill-fated C-130 plane that crashed in Sulu has already
been found, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Cirilito
Sobejana said on Tuesday.

The recovery of the black box was hoped to bring answers to questions as
to what transpired in the last minutes of the C-130 flight before it missed
the Sulu runway on Sunday, leaving 52 people dead.
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“Opo, kahapon ng umaga at around 11 o’ clock in the morning,” Sobejana

said over Teleradyo when asked when the aircraft’s black box had
already been found.

(Yes, it was found yesterday at around 11 o’ clock in the morning.)

“Sa ngayon nasa investigators na po, ‘yun ang sinusuri nila at

pinapakinggan kung ano ‘yung naging last conversation ng pilot at crew,”
Sobejana added.

(The blackbox is now with the investigators, they were inspecting and
listening on the last conversation of the pilot and crew.)

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Emong maintained  its

strength and is expected to exit from the Philippine Area of Responsibility
(PAR) by Tuesday afternoon, the state weather service reported.

Emong’s center was last located 165 kilometers (km) east of Itbayat,
Batanes as of 4:00 am and is currently moving northwestward at 25 km
per hour and has maximum sustained winds of 55 km per hour and
gustiness of up to 70 km per hour.
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By 2:00 in the afternoon, Emong is expected to exit PAR and is projected

to be located at 520 km northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.

“Inaasahan po na nasa labas na ‘yan ng Philippine Area of Responsibility

mamayang hapon,” said Weather specialist Meno Mendoza.
(Emong will exit our Philippine Area of Responsibility later in the
afternoon.)

“Dahil sa terrain ng Taiwan, di na po natin inaasahan na lalakas pa ang

bagyong si Emong, at inaasahan na magla-landfall sa bandang China,”
Mendoza added.

(Because of Taiwan’s terrain, we do not expect TD Emong to strengthen

when it made its landfall to China.)

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is still hoisted in Batanes.

Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Zambales, Bataan, Palawan and Mindoro are

expected to have scattered rain showers due to southwest monsoon or
habagat, while the rest of the country will experience cloudy skies with a
chance of isolated rains due to thunderstorms.

Pagasa also monitored a low pressure area located 535 km northwest of

Pagasa Island, Palawan.

Meanwhile, no gale warning is raised in the country’s waters with seas in

Northern Luzon expected to have moderate to rough sea condition, while
the rest of the country would have slight to moderate sea condition.
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 The black box of the ill-fated C-130 plane that crashed in Sulu has already
been found, Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Cirilito
Sobejana said on Tuesday.

The recovery of the black box was hoped to bring answers to questions as
to what transpired in the last minutes of the C-130 flight before it missed
the Sulu runway on Sunday, leaving 52 people dead.
ADVERTISEMENT
“Opo, kahapon ng umaga at around 11 o’ clock in the morning,” Sobejana
said over Teleradyo when asked when the aircraft’s black box had
already been found.

(Yes, it was found yesterday at around 11 o’ clock in the morning.)

“Sa ngayon nasa investigators na po, ‘yun ang sinusuri nila at

pinapakinggan kung ano ‘yung naging last conversation ng pilot at crew,”
Sobejana added.

(The blackbox is now with the investigators, they were inspecting and
listening on the last conversation of the pilot and crew.)

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Depression Emong maintained  its

strength and is expected to exit from the Philippine Area of Responsibility
(PAR) by Tuesday afternoon, the state weather service reported.

Emong’s center was last located 165 kilometers (km) east of Itbayat,
Batanes as of 4:00 am and is currently moving northwestward at 25 km
per hour and has maximum sustained winds of 55 km per hour and
gustiness of up to 70 km per hour.
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By 2:00 in the afternoon, Emong is expected to exit PAR and is projected

to be located at 520 km northwest of Itbayat, Batanes.

“Inaasahan po na nasa labas na ‘yan ng Philippine Area of Responsibility

mamayang hapon,” said Weather specialist Meno Mendoza.

(Emong will exit our Philippine Area of Responsibility later in the

afternoon.)

“Dahil sa terrain ng Taiwan, di na po natin inaasahan na lalakas pa ang

bagyong si Emong, at inaasahan na magla-landfall sa bandang China,”
Mendoza added.
(Because of Taiwan’s terrain, we do not expect TD Emong to strengthen
when it made its landfall to China.)

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is still hoisted in Batanes.

Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Zambales, Bataan, Palawan and Mindoro are

expected to have scattered rain showers due to southwest monsoon or
habagat, while the rest of the country will experience cloudy skies with a
chance of isolated rains due to thunderstorms.

Pagasa also monitored a low pressure area located 535 km northwest of

Pagasa Island, Palawan.

Meanwhile, no gale warning is raised in the country’s waters with seas in

Northern Luzon expected to have moderate to rough sea condition, while
the rest of the country would have slight to moderate sea condition.
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