MANDALUYONG -- Members of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) fondly recall the affable pilot who flew in medical supplies from Changsha Airport, Hunan, China to address the increasingly dangerous virus that was threatening the Philippines.

Air Force Major Michael Vincent Benolerao, whose life was unfortunately claimed by the C-130 mishap that recently occurred in Sulu, accompanied PRC volunteers in the April 28, 2020 C-130 flight to bring in laboratory machines, swabs, reagents and consumables for the PRC Molecular Laboratory.

“We mourn our fallen hero,” said Senator Richard Gordon, Chairman and CEO of the PRC. “When we needed his service, he was quick to respond. We lost one of our own in our fight against this deadly disease. Our deepest sympathies to his family, his colleagues, and the Air Force, and our eternal gratitude to a true frontliner.” (Philippine Red Cross)