(Photo Mike Benorelao / Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN)
“We mourn our fallen hero,” said PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Richard Gordon referring to Major Michael Vincent Benolerao. “When we needed his service, he was quick to respond,” he added. Unfortunately, the C-130 aircraft mishap that occurred in Sulu on July 4 claimed his life.
Gordon, along with the members of the PRC, are mourning the death of Benolerao who was fondly remembered for being the “affable pilot” who flew in medical supplies from Changsha Airport, Hunan, China to address the increasingly dangerous virus that was threatening the Philippines.