MH370 Debris Found In The Philippines? Tawi-Tawi Locals Say No [Update & News]

Reports circulated earlier that wreckage sightings in a remote island of the Philippines could be debris from the missing flight Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370.

The Telegraph reports that per a nephew of a Filipina, debris from a supposed crashed plane was spotted and it bore the Malaysian flag along with skeletal remains in a southern island of the Philippines. 

According to the caller, his aunt recalled entering the aircraft wreckage "which had many human skeletons and bones", said police commissioner Jalaludin Abdul Rahman, based in neighbouring Borneo. "'She also found a Malaysian flag measuring 70 inches long and 35 inches wide."

After reports of the sighting spread, the AFP (via Yahoo! News) published that Philippine authorities have denied the claims saying no such wreckage has been found. Through a phone conversation, deputy police director of Tawi-Tawi, Superintendent Glenn Roy Gabor said "I sent people to the site where it (the plane wreck) was supposedly seen and the results were negative."

The added that locals were interviewed in connection with the claims and given the size of the area -- 3.5 miles long -- it's impossible for locals to have missed any such event. Locals of Tawi-Tawi indicated that they possessed no knowledge or any such wreckage in the area. 

"There was someone who was spreading that story but it has no truth to it and the person spreading it has disappeared," said Gabor. 
In addition, Tawi-Tawi governor Nurbert Sahali has also commented on the issue and released a statement saying no wreckage had been found. Further, The Star wrote that the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) has urged people to avoid speculating because it stresses the families and loved ones who are awaiting news.

"We are very appreciative of the support given by the authorities in the Philippines. Our gratitude also, to all the nations who are assisting us during our time of need," DCA said in a statement on Tuesday. 

Missing Flight Update

Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared March 8 of last year with 239 people on board. Authorities believe that the ill-fated flight, which departed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, crashed somewhere in the Indian Ocean but a massive international search has yet to yield concrete answers or findings. 

Earlier this year a two-meter (almost seven foot) wing part washed up on the beach of Reunion, a French Island in the Indian Ocean. In September, French prosecutors confirmed that the part was indeed from the ill-fated flight.