(Eagle News)–The country can draw inspiration from the heroism of the 44 Special Action Force troopers who were killed in a firefight in Mamasapano, Maguindanao nine years ago, President Bongbong Marcos said on Thursday, Jan. 25. In his message during the National Day of Remembrance of the Heroic Sacrifice of the SAF 44, the President said Filipinos should honor them “by never letting down the flag that they fought for” and by being worthy stewards […]
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Duterte raps Aquino, Roxas anew for role in Mamasapano tragedy: “Why did you feed (PNP-SAF) to the lions?”
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he could not imagine why the past administration had allowed Philippine National Police special forces to be used in Mamasapano considering they were trained to address urban terrorism and not jungle warfare. He said this bungled operation and decision-making at the top led to the massacre of 44 PNP-Special Action Forces personnel four years ago. President Duterte said that it was like these officials fed the PNP-SAF […]
On National Day of Remembrance, PNP pays tribute to SAF 44
(Eagle News)—The Philippine National Police on Friday, Jan. 25, paid tribute to the 44 Special Action Force members who were killed in the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde was guest of honor at the ceremony held in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig, while National Capital Region Police Office chief Guillermo Eleazar led a wreath-laying ceremony at the SAF44 monument. Relatives of the SAF 44 witnessed the event on the National Day of […]
Palace: Heroism of SAF 44 should not be forgotten
QUEZON City, Philippines –Malacañang reminded the public on the heroism of the 44 members of the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (SAF) or the so-called SAF 44, three years after the tragic Mamasapano incident. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that President Rodrigo Duterte personally honored the death of the SAF 44 through Proclamation No. 164 which declared January 25 of each year as National Day of Remembrance to honor the “heroic sacrifices” of […]
President Duterte declares January 25 as National Day of Remembrance for SAF 44
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte declared January 25 as the National Day of Remembrance for the 44 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) who were killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao two years ago. The date is the exact day when 44 members of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Force died in their operations to neutralize terrorists in Mamasapano Maguindanao in 2015. President Duterte made Proclamation 13164 which […]
DOJ’s Aguirre counters Aquino’s denial of responsibility on Mamasapano encounter
Quezon City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said that he does not believe in former President Benigno Aquino III’s denial of responsibility for the Mamasapano tragedy. Aguirre also challenged Aquino to subject his personal phone under forensic examination in order to check what really were his commands to those directing the Oplan Exodus, particularly former Philippine National Police Chief Cesar Alan Purisima. https://youtu.be/nsTFnNMTCms Aguirre was the counsel who represented former Philippine […]
Full Statement of former President Aquino on his role in the Mamasapano tragedy
Below is the full statement of former President Benigno Aquino III on the Mamasapano tragedy issued on January 26, Thursday: Nangako po akong manahimik ng isang taon. Pero nitong Martes, nagsalita si Pangulong Duterte. Sa pakiwari ko: Tama lang po na tumugon ako. Sa Mindanao, may pinag-uusapang konsepto ng pintakasi, kung saan pag siguradong lamang sa bilang ng tao at dami ng armas ang kalaban, kukuyugin nila ang papasok, na kadalasa’y puwersa ng gobyerno. Muntik […]
“Day of Remembrance” video honoring PNP-SAF 44 heroes touches netizens’ hearts
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) posted a video commending the “Gallant 44” of the PNP-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) who were killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao during the operation of Oplan Exodus two years ago. On its official facebook page, the PNP featured the photos of the slain 44 PNP-SAF troopers, as well as some of the photos when the SAF heroes were brought to Manila from Maguindanao. (https://www.facebook.com/pnp.pio/videos/1417708974937021/) Netizens saluted the “Heroes […]
Duterte questions Aquino’s role in bloody Mamasapano incident, says it was CIA ops
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has called for the creation of an independent commission to probe anew the Mamasapano tragedy, as he bared that the bloody incident that killed 44 troopers of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) was actually an operation of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). On Tuesday, during his speech addressing the kin of the slain SAF troopers two years ago, the President said he has […]
Families of slain SAF Commandos receive livelihood aid
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 3 — More than 4.5 million worth of livelihood assistance has been released by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to the families of the Special Action Force (SAF) police officers who were killed during the clash with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in 2015. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that the amount will fund the proposed livelihood […]
Medal of Valor – is it enough?
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 2) – Last January 25, 2016, two members of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Force (SAF) 44 was awarded by President Benigno Aquino III with the Medal of Valor- the Philippine highest military honor. He also gave the PNP Distinguished Conduct Medal awards or Medalya ng Kabayanihan to the remaining members of the SAF 44. It’s already been a year when 44 brave men died in the bloody clash in Mamasapano, […]
President Aquino only gave guidance in Mamasapano, says Palace official
Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. on Thursday said President Benigno S. Aquino III only guided former Special Action Force (SAF) Chief Getulio Napeñas during the deadly Mamasapano operation in Maguindanao last year. Secretary Coloma said the instruction given by the President to Napeñas to coordinate with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) before the conduct of the operation was not intervention. “Ang malinaw lang naman dito ay ang sumusunod: Una, inutusan siyang (Napeñas) mag-coordinate. […]





