According to the PNP, eyewitnesses reported seeing smoke coming from the aircraft before it plummeted to the ground.

The US Indo-Pacific Command earlier confirmed that the US Department of Defense contracted the aircraft and that personnel on board were conducting "intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ...

MANILA, Philippines — The US military has confirmed that a light plane that crashed Thursday in Maguindanao del Sur ... Meanwhile, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is also onsite to ensure ...