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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the 42 Special Action Force troopers who were killed in the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015 with posthumous Medals of Valor on Tuesday, April 17. Of the 44, Chief Inspector Gednat Tabdi and P02 Romeo Cempron already received their commendations during the Aquino administration. The 44 were also given the Order of Lapu Lapu in ceremonies held in Malacanang. “Indeed, the SAF 44 is not only a […]
(Eagle News) — The policeman who was arrested along with the widow of Zulfikli Bin Hir alias Marwan and Khadaffy Janjalani has been dismissed from service. Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa made the announcement on Monday, after SPO4 Andy Atta was nabbed together with Juromee Dongon and her other relatives for their alleged terrorism links in Lanao del Norte. “Imbestigahan pa natin nang husto para malaman natin extent ng participation ng […]
Widow’s two sisters, father linked to terrorist groups also arrested, PNP says The widow of Khadaffy Janjalani and Zulfikli Bin Hir alias Marwan has been arrested for allegedly supporting extremist groups and possessing firearms and explosives, police said on Sunday. Juromee Dongon was married to Janjalani, a senior leader of the notorious Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group until his death in 2006. She then married the Malaysian bombmaker alias Marwan, who was killed in 2015. In […]
(Eagle News) — Charges on Wednesday were filed against former President Benigno Aquino III in connection with the botched Mamasapano operation that saw over 40, many of them members of the Special Action Force, killed in 2015. Complaints for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and for usurpation of official functions were filed against the former chief executive before the Sandiganbayan. The charges for reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide earlier recommended by […]
The hearing on the Mamasapano debacle of the House of Representatives resumed on Tuesday (April 7) attended by the family members of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos. Among those invited for the hearings as resource persons were sacked SAF Director Getulio Napeñas, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, resigned Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Alan Purisima. Philippine National Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director Benjamin Magalong, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, government […]
Due to a re-survey of the area, the government decided to postpone the inauguration of the bridge of peace in the area where Special Action Force (SAF) commandos captured the terrorist Zulkifli Abdhir alias Marwan.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allotted 4.85 million pesos for the residents affected by the ongoing armed conflict in Maguindanao, according to Malacanang. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr said 2,090 affected families or 10,450 individuals from seven barangays in Datu Salibo in Maguindanao are currently housed in six evacuation centers. More people are being displaced as the Philippine army continued to fight the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). The all-out operation […]
According to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), several armed men burned down the house where Malaysian terrorist known as Marwan, lived.
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago grilled resigned Philippine National Police director general Alan Purisima, Special Action Forces chief Getulio Napenas, and Moro Islamic Liberation Front chair Mohagher Iqbal as the senate resumed its inquiry of the Mamasapano incident. Santiago told Purisima that he should not have involved himself in the Mamasapano incident and questioned why he had been meeting with President Aquino regarding the Mamasapano operation, when he was already suspended at the time. Santiago, who […]
