Private plane carrying six foreign nationals crashes in southern Philippines; fate of those aboard unknown

A private plane carrying six foreign nationals crashed in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, November 10. Rescue operations are under way and responders cannot yet determine whether the passengers and crew were killed, Reuters reported, citing a local disaster management official.

Fate unknown as rescue continues

Jomar Calledo, a disaster agency official in the southern city of Digos in Davao del Sur, told Reuters that rescue operations were under way, with authorities yet to establish whether anyone on board had died. The reports did not give the six people's nationalities, the aircraft type, the exact location of the crash or its cause, and officials have not disclosed where the plane had departed from or where it was headed. This report will be updated as officials release further information.

Sources: Reuters, November 10, 2026; The Times of India; China News Service.