At least three people have died after a plane crashed into a resort area south of Manila.
According to reports, the plane crashed in a swimming pool at a resort in Pansol village in Laguna province and exploded in flames.
The country's civil aviation authority said the BE350 aircraft was carrying six passengers, a pilot and a co-pilot.
Local authorities are now conducting search, rescue and retrieval operations.
An investigation into the cause of the crash is currently underway.
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Dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the COP30 climate summit venue on Tuesday and clashed with security guards at the entrance to demand climate action and forest protection.
Typhoon Fung-wong brings floods to Taiwan, thousands evacuated
Taiwan evacuated more than 8,300 people ahead of Wednesday's arrival of a much weakened Typhoon Fung-wong that brought heavy downpours to the mountainous east coast and unleashed floods that ran neck-high in places.
Turkey says 20 troops killed in Georgia plane crash; inspections ongoing
Turkey on Wednesday said 20 of its soldiers were killed when a military transport plane crashed in Georgia a day earlier, marking the NATO member's deadliest military incident since 2020.
Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia
A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane with at least 20 personnel on board crashed in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan on Tuesday, as authorities reported an unspecified number of casualties and said rescue workers were headed to the site.
Thailand demands apology from Cambodia over landmine incident
Thailand has demanded an apology from Cambodia after accusing it of laying fresh landmines that have injured Thai soldiers, a foreign ministry official said on Wednesday, a day after Bangkok suspended a ceasefire pact brokered by US President Donald Trump.
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