Philippines military News
Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said that those rescued were pulled from the wreckage in Sulu province.
A rescue operation is underway to save the remaining people on the plane.
A hostage drama that unfolded at a primary school in the southern Philippines on Wednesday has been resolved, a military spokesman said, and the Islamist militants who had held people captive had withdrawn with no reports of casualties.
In a press briefing, Lt. Col. Jo-ar-Herrera said that US special forces were helping the army.
A U.S. P3 Orion surveillance plane was seen flying over the town on Friday, according to local media reports.
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