Still no word about missing girlFriday, June 26, 2015ByKARLO PAOLO R. PATESTHE mother of the 15-year-old girl who was reported missing since June 6, when the girl was expected to have arrived home on a plane from a vacation in Metro Manila, said there are still no updates and leads on the whereabouts of her daughter.The girl was reportedly last seen at the Manila airport as she was about to board an airplane on her way back to Davao City.A source claimed the girl is with her aunt now. But this information cannot be verified.The source said the girl arrived in their area and seemed to be not knowing where she is, adding that an aunt claimed her.But the mother said her daughter failed to board her flight to Davao."Wala siya nakasakay sa eroplano pabalik sa Davao, so wala na siya sa Davao (She failed to board her aircraft so it's impossible that the girl is my daughter)," the mother said in a telephone interview."Karon (Friday) pauliay ko dra sa Davao (I'm on a flight bound for Davao today)," Marilou said.The airline has not issued any official statement with regard the incident as of press time Friday.(KRP)

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on June 27, 2015.

Girl missing, last seen at Manila airportThursday, June 25, 2015ByKARLO PAOLO R. PATESA 15-YEAR-OLD girl has been reported missing since June 6. She was last seen at the Manila airport about to board an airplane on her way back to Davao City.The girl, identified as Lyn (real name withheld for being a minor), was reportedly not accompanied by any of her relative.Marilou, mother of the missing girl, told Sun.Star Davao in a phone interview that the victim was in Manila for a vacation and was scheduled to return home that day but did not show up at F. Bangoy International Airport in Davao City."Nagbakasyon lang siya mag-isa doon sa Manila. Pinapauwi ko na siya kasi nung first week ng June kasi enrolment na nila. Pero hindi dumating yung anak namin dito sa Davao (She went to Manila for a vacation. I asked her to come home first week of June for enrolment, but she did not show up here in Davao)," Marilou said, adding that she is currently in Manila to cooperate with authorities to locate her daughter.She also said that they approached the airline company for assistance regarding the incident, but claimed no action has so far been taken."Menor de edad yung bata dapat inieskortan yun ng mga staff ng airline (The child is a minor, the airline staff should have escorted her)," Marilou said.The airline requested to withhold its company name pending issuance of an official statement regarding the matter. But sources said airline representatives are willing to cooperate with authorities in their investigation.Senior Inspector Milgrace Driz, spokesperson for the Davao City Police Office, said upon checking that no report of a missing girl was recorded at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines in Davao City and the Sasa police station."Negative po. Wala daw silang natanggap na report (Negative. They did not receive a report)," Driz said in a separate phone interview.

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on June 26, 2015.