The light plane that crashed while taking off from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday had come from transporting medical supplies and was ferrying a patient to Japan.

AIRPORT TRAGEDY Aviation authorities cordon off what’s left of the light plane that exploded during takeoff on Sunday night, killing its eight passengers. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

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