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Ria Bautista of Paramita mourns death of doctor-brother killed in aircraft fire

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<p>Ria Bautista of the pop rock band Paramita took to social media to mourn the death of her brother, doctor Cenover Nicandro &quot;Nicko&quot; Bautista, who was among the eight casualties in the plane blaze at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last Sunday, March 29.</p><p>The musician on Facebook said that she was at a loss of words over the &quot;devastating&quot; death of her 33-year-old brother, who was one of the six Filipinos aboard the ambulance aircraft supposedly bound for a medical evacuation mission in Haneda, Japan.</p><div><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameBorder="0" height="700" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Friabautista%2Fposts%2F10157434727509856&amp;width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<em>I lost my brother on that flight. No words can describe how devastating it is to lose a family member in such a horrific way. How do you process something like this. How</em>,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;<em>All I know is that he fought like a hero and I can only hope that his fight would not be in vain. RIP, Nicko. I love you my brother. I will honor you forever</em>,&quot; she said.</p><p>Ria&#x27;s post accompanied a screenshot of Nicko&#x27;s latest Facebook post prior to the fatal incident, in which he wrote: &quot;<em>I can&#x27;t wait for this to be over. For all of the worrying to be done. For all the uncertainties to end. I can&#x27;t wait to go back to how it was.</em>&quot;</p>

Ria Bautista of the pop rock band Paramita mourns the death of her brother who was among the eight casualties in the plane blaze at NAIA.