Statement

of

TEODORO L. LOCSIN, JR.

Secretary of Foreign Affairs

On the Downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014

17 July 2020

With deep sadness, the Philippines remembers today the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over the eastern region of Ukraine on 17 July 2014. A Filipino woman and her two children and 295 other passengers of the commercial flight perished in the incident.

As a Grieving Nation, the Philippines on this solemn day renews its solidarity with the governments of other Grieving Nations who lost citizens in that ill-fated flight, and offers its prayers to the families and loved ones of the victims as they continue to suffer this insurmountable loss.

The Philippines remains deeply saddened by this regrettable incident, and is hopeful that the victims of this tragedy be accorded the justice they rightfully deserve. END