Philippine military plane crash death toll rises to 52

The Philippine defense department said Monday that the death toll from a military plane crash in the country's south the day before has risen to 52, 49 of them among those on board and three of them civilians killed on the ground.The department also said 47 military personnel and four civilians were injured. All 96 people on board the plane, mostly army personnel who were being ferried for deployment to the restive south, have now been accounted for.An investigation has started into the crash of the Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane on Jolo Island in Sulu Province, the department a…READ FULL ARTICLE