Search is underway as Philippine confirms Cessna 340 plane with four aboard still missing

MANILA, Feb 19 (AP): A small plane carrying four people went missing on Saturday (Feb 18) after taking off southeast of the Philippine capital and a search was underway, aviation officials said.

The Cessna 340 left Albay province for Manila with a pilot, a crewmember and two passengers Saturday morning but has not been heard from since then, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said.