{"id":247030,"date":"2020-03-04T22:09:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T03:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=247030"},"modified":"2020-03-04T22:29:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T03:29:36","slug":"chopper-carrying-pnp-chief-crashes-in-laguna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/04\/chopper-carrying-pnp-chief-crashes-in-laguna\/","title":{"rendered":"Chopper carrying PNP chief crashes in Laguna"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_237789\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-237789\" style=\"width: 3600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pnp-chief-oic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-237789 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pnp-chief-oic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pnp-chief-oic.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pnp-chief-oic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pnp-chief-oic-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/pnp-chief-oic-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-237789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Philippine National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa during an interview with reporters on Monday (Nov. 18, 2019). (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A helicopter carrying Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Archie Gamboa and several ranking police officials crashed in San Pedro, Laguna on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gamboa and six other passengers of the helicopter that crashed on Laguna were brought to a nearby hospital for treatment. All police officers and pilots were safe with minor injuries,&#8221; the PNP-Public Information Office said in a statement sent to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from Gamboa, onboard the helicopter heading towards Camp Vicente Lim in Calamba were PNP spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac; Director for Comptrollership Maj. Gen. Jovic Ramos; and Director for Intelligence Maj. Gen. Mariel Magaway, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Laguna Provincial Police director, Lt. Col. Serafin Petalio II, said Gamboa had a minor injury from the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Okay naman siya, may galos siya sa kanang balikat lang<\/em>\u00a0(He is okay. He just had an abrasion on his right shoulder,&#8221; Petalio said in a phone interview.<\/p>\n<p>He said Gamboa and seven other passengers were safe and taken to the nearest hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Petalio said while the chopper got stuck in electrical wirings due to zero visibility, the pilot still managed to prevent it from crashing towards a cliff.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Kasi maalikabok syempre malabo, sumabit sa<\/em>\u00a0wire (It was got stuck in wires because it&#8217;s dusty in the area),&#8221; Petalio bared.<\/p>\n<p>Highway Patrol Group special operations division chief, Capt. Rannie Estilles, who was among the first responders to the incident, said Gamboa was seated on the right side of the eight-seater bell chopper that went down on its left side and was first to be pulled out from the helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred after Gamboa visited the Laperal compound of Highway Patrol Group (HPG) in Barangay San Antonio in San Pedro, Laguna for inspection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 A helicopter carrying Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. 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