Manila, March 6 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the immediate investigation into the recent crash of an FA-50PH jet fighter that killed two pilots of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), Malacanang said Thursday.

In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer and Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said Malacanang is saddened by the incident.

"Pinamamadali po ng Pangulo ang agarang pag-iimbestiga po dito san nagkamali at kung ano pa ang maaaring maging remedy sa mga ganitong klaseng pangyayari (The President is urging an immediate investigation into what went wrong and what else can be a remedy for these kinds of incidents)," Castro said.

"Syempre po, ang ating damdamin patungkol po diyan ay nakakalun...