The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Thursday reported that an aircraft crashed in Maguindanao del Sur.

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 ...

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

Plane debris is seen at the crash site in Maguindanao del Sur province in southern Philippines on Feb. 6, 2025. A ...

including the checkpoints in Lanao del Sur, the boundary of Region 10 (Northern Mindanao), Region 12 (Soccsksargen) and 15 other sites.