Bong Revilla on plane emergency landing after potential crash: 'It's not yet my time'

A helicopter carrying actor-politician Sen. Bong Revilla made an emergency landing in Cebu after a kite hit the motor and got entangled in it over the weekend.

"Huminto ‘yung propeller ng eroplano, ‘yung umuusok dun sa eroplano. Pero ito naman iba, sa chopper. ‘Yung tail motor, natamaan ng saranggola. ‘Yung tali pumulupot dun sa tail motor," Revilla told the media.

“Buti nakita ng piloto, naramdaman niya na iba ‘yung tunog ng chopper, nag-emergency landing kami. Kung hindi napansin ‘yun, wala na tayo siguro. Sigurado ‘yun, mag-crash,” he recalled.

Revilla noted that they were fortunate to have landed safely as soon as possible.

“Supposed to be nasa tabing dagat ‘yun e. Hindi siya resort, parang rest house na napakaayos na parang may helipad," he continued.

The politician thinks he still has so much left to do in his life, which is why he survived it. “It’s not yet my time,” mused Revilla.

Revilla was in Cebu as part of his campaign for his reelection in the 2025 midterm polls.

The midterm elections are set to take place on May 12. Overseas Filipinos may vote from April 13 to May 12, while local absentees—Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, and media practitioners—may vote from April 28 to 30.

There will be a total of 18,272 national and local positions in the upcoming elections.

Campaign period began on Feb. 11.