midori Dela Rosa last passenger to board chopper which crashed in Nueva Ecija

Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa. Photo from the Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa confirmed on Monday that he was the last passenger who boarded the helicopter with body number RP-C3424 before it crashed in Guimba, Nueva Ecija on February 1.

“Yes, yes,” Dela Rosa said when he was pressed to disclose if it was he who last boarded the chopper before it crashed on Saturday night.

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“It transported me to Baguio then when it returned, it happened. It also went to somewhere in Pangasinan. It took off and then it crashed in Gimba, Nueva Ecija,” he said in Filipino.

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Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines disclosed that the lone occupant of the helicopter — a female pilot — did not survive the crash.

Dela Rosa said he did not feel anything unusual before and during the flight

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“I don’t know because they picked me up in Imus, Cavite and the engine was okay. It was running and our flight was very smooth going to Baguio,” he said in Filipino.

READ: CAAP: 1 dead in helicopter crash in Nueva Ecija

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