Capt. Roy Bruce performs a roll in his Extra300L plane, from this July 2004 shot over the South Reclamation Project. Bruce died in the same aircraft Saturday afternoon in Cebu City. A mechanic who was with him, Romy Otilla, was killed too. (Sun.Star Cebu/Allan Cuizon)
MANILA -- Malacañang assured Muslim journalists and delegates to the 12th Asean Summit in Cebu next month that no pork will be in the menu during the summit duration, a statement said Saturday.
BUTUAN CITY -- A small ferry capsized in rough waters in Surigao City past 2 p.m. Saturday, leaving 16 passengers dead while 58 were rescued, a civil defense official said.
CEBU CITY -- A British pilot and a Filipino aircraft mechanic died when a single engine, two-seater plane crashed into the waters off the South Road Properties (SRP) past 5 p.m. Saturday.
ZAMBOANGA -- Military forces recaptured late Friday an Abu Sayyaf leader who helped detained the Burnham couple and allegedly decapitated American hostage Guillermo Sobero in 2001, the military said Saturday.