Tag: SAF

“Not my fault,” claims Aquino on Mamasapano tragedy; pins blame on Napeñas

  (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday answered President Rodrigo Duterte’s questions on his involvement and liability in the Mamasapano massacre, insisting that this was not his fault, but that of former police special action forces director Getulio Napeñas Jr. “Nangako po akong manahimik ng isang taon. Pero nitong Martes, nagsalita si Pangulong Duterte. Sa pakiwari ko: Tama lang po na tumugon ako,” Aquino said in a statement on Thursday, January […]

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, […]

SAF 44 dependents will receive educational assistance

MANILA, Philippines, August 13 (Eagle News) — The National Police Commission approved the giving of educational assistance to the beneficiaries of the 44 fallen members of the Special Action Force (SAF) who died in the Mamasapano incident. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)

Aquino approves release of text messages with Purisima on Mamasapano

Malacanang has finally approved the release of the exchange of text messages or SMS conversations between President Aquino and resigned Philippine National Police chief General Alan Purisima. The President himself gave his consent to a request from the Senate concerning the release of transcriptions of his SMS conversations with Purisima during the early hours of January 25. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Undersecretary Abigail Valte said that the President was for the pursuit of justice and has […]

Uploaders of Mamasapano videos, now under NBI custody

The two uploaders and the cellphones they used in uploading the videos of the Mamasapano tragedy are now in the hands of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). NBI Anti-Cybercrime Division Chief Ronald Aguto confirmed and was able to identify them after the forensic examination, yesterday. The first video showed a wounded Special Action Force (SAF) member being shot twice in the head at very close range by an unidentified gunman. Another video was then uploaded […]

BIFF will not return SAF guns

The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) will not return the guns that they retrieved from Special Action Force (SAF) commandos in Mamasapano, saying that they got said armaments after defeating the SAF commandos.

SAF troopers killed 250 enemy troopers, according to Napeñas

Former Special Action Force (SAF) head, General Napeñas stands by his earlier statement that the SAF troopers were able to kill 250 enemy troops in the incident in Mamasapano, Magunidanao despite claims to the contrary by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).