ZAMBOANGA CITY – It was a dream come true for Erham Awaluddin, then a construction worker in Patikul, Sulu, to become a soldier. Unknown to Awaluddin, his effort by risking his life as a first responder in the July 2021 C-130 “Hercules” plane crash would help him fulfill his dream to be a member of
DREAM COME TRUE. Former construction worker Erham Awaluddin (left) poses in this undated photo in Sulu with PFC Ganney Ligayan, whom he saved from a burning plane that crashed in the island province's Sitio Amman, Barangay Bangkal, Patikul on July 4, 2021. As one of the first responders during the incident, Awaluddin's dream of becoming a soldier came true when he got accepted as a Private at the Army's 11th Infantry Division. (Photo courtesy of the 11th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - It was a dream come true for Erham Awaluddin, then a construction worker in Patikul, Sulu, to become a soldier. Unknown to Awaluddin, his effort by risking his life as a first responder in the July 2021 C-130 "Hercules" plane crash would help him fulfill his dream to be a member of the military. The C-130 plane with tail number 5125 crashed in Sitio Amman, Barangay Bangkal, Patikul on July 4, 2021 while about to land at the Jolo airport coming from Laguindi
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) finally identified Friday, Aug. 20, all 50 soldiers who perished in the tragic C-130 military plane crash in Patikul, Sulu more than six weeks since the tragedy struck.
BURNING AIRCRAFT. A Philippine Airforce C-130H aircraft carrier crashes in Patikul, Su