VP candidate in helicopter mishap

VP candidate in helicopter mishap

MANILA (AFP): A helicopter carrying leading vice-presidential candidate, Senator Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, made an emergency landing in the central Philippines yesterday. Arroyo was unhurt, aides said.

Arroyo, her husband Mike Arroyo, a town mayor, a television cameraman and a pilot were in the private helicopter that was about to take off in Silay on the island of Negros, aides said.

The helicopter had barely gotten off the ground when its tail rotor hit a tree, forcing it to land again.

Arroyo is the administration's candidate for vice president in the May 11 national elections. She leads in public opinion surveys.