LITTLE GIRL'S FINAL GOODBYE

The devastating accident at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday has left an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) and his family in deep sorrow.

- BY JEAN FERNANDO

One of the fatalities was four-year-old Maliya, who had just bid farewell to her father, Mark Masongsong, as he was about to depart for another overseas work assignment, according to the Pasay City Police.

Pasay City Police investigator Pat Leo Montoya stated that Maliya and her family were preparing to leave the airport and return home to Marawi, Lipa City, Batangas when the tragedy occurred.

Maliya lost her life in the accident, leaving her father in shock.

Video footage circulating on social media shows Mark shouting, "Anak ko 'yan! Anak ko 'yan!" while being consoled by airport security personnel.