A small plane crashed in the southern Philippines.

According to reports from the Philippine media on the 8th, a small plane crashed on Dinagat Island in southern Philippines that day. Local officials stated that they heard a loud explosion at around 1 p.m. The local government then launched a search and rescue operation, and eventually found the wreckage of the plane on the island. The number of casualties is currently unknown, and rescue work is still ongoing. The Philippine media reported that the plane took off from Subic Bay Freeport Zone in northern Philippines at around 9 a.m. on the same day, and is believed to have been carrying a pilot and a passenger, but the exact number and identities are unclear. The aircraft involved in the crash was produced by the American company Cessna.