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Is the incident onboard the airplane Flight Fokker Friendship PIC -536 considered force majeure, which exempts Philippine Airlines from liability? Support your answer. . Senior

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Is the incident onboard the airplane Flight Fokker "Friendship" PIC -536 considered force majeure, which exempts Philippine Airlines from liability? Support your answer. . Senior FBI agent, Florencio O. Villarin spotted a suspect of the killing of Judge Valdez, "Zaldy" with 3 other companiions seated near the door leading to the cockpit of the plane. . Villarin sent a note to the pilot to contact the NBI director and send 6 agents to meet the plane when it lands; the pilot went to Villarin to explain that if he sends the message, it will be heard by every ground aircraft stations, unbeknownst to them that "Zaldy" along with a companion overheard this conversation. . Soon after, gunshots were exchanged by Villarin and Zaldy with his companions, who announced that it was a hijacking and ordered the passengers to surrender their belongings. Upon landing, Zaldy and his 3 companions succeeded in escaping law enforcement. . After the incident, one of the passengers, Noberto Quisumbing Sr. filed an action against Philippine Airlines to recover the value of his stolen valuables as well as the moral and exemplary damages, attorney's fees, and expenses of litigation. . In its defense, Philippine Airlines believes that the robbery that happened during and after the flight was forcibly landed was a fortuitous event since it was an act of men; a hijacking that PAL employees' could not control. PAL is not obligated to pay for any damages due to the fact that the incident is a fortuitous event; it was caused by the act of men. The robbery was a result of a hijacking, which is an event that cannot be foreseen and cannot be stopped by

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