PRO-7 remembers fallen SAF 44

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 01/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) conducted a wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, to commemorate the sacrifice and heroism of the 44 fallen members of the Philippine National Police…

Get to know the Cebuano trashion artist behind  “Pagpupugay”

Michelle Joy Padayhag 01/28/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Award-winning Cebuano trashion artist Francis Sollano is the man behind the creation of the “Pagpupugay” Sculpture and Memorial at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.  Sollano told Cebu Daily News Digital that the…

Cebu’s police remember SAF 44

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) joined the entire Philippine National Police (PNP) in the commemoration of the gallantry of the Special Action Force (SAF) 44 who died in the Mamasapano Clash of…

Aquino’s call of accountability

07/16/2017

If he wasn’t able to find time to fully explain his administration’s side on the January 25, 2015 Mamasapano massacre, then former president Benigno Aquino III now has all the time in the world to do so…

Gov’t donates P77M to SAF 44 families

05/05/2015

The Philippine government has rendered more than P77 million in financial assistance to the families of the “Gallant 44,” members of the Special Action Force killed in pursuit of wanted terrorists in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last Jan. 25. In…

Media as scapegoat

04/10/2015

Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr.’s description of the plunge in President Benigno Aquino III’s ratings as “media-related”  sounds like a big, undeserved  helping of blame for the  news coverage of the Mamasapano tragedy. When news of…

Day of valor includes SAF 44

Inquirer, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza, Vanessa Lucero 04/09/2015

In remembering soldiers  who died  for the country  in the 1942 Fall of Bataan, an 87-year-old war veteran in Cebu city said the day’s honor extends to the 44 Special Action Force commandos who were killed last…

‘WE MOVE ON’

Apple Ta-as 03/29/2015

PNP chief says Cebu cops ‘among the best’; eyes his retirement in July   Police Deputy Director General Leonardo Espina called Cebu “my second home” and reminded policemen in the region to serve with “honor” in memory…

PNPA top grad, PNoy renew calls for peace despite Mamasapano

Inquirer 03/27/2015

MANILA – President Benigno Aquino reiterated his culpability in the Mamasapano tragedy as he addressed the incident once again – and for the last time, apparently – during the PNPA Commencement Exercise where he served as keynote…

‘President could have done more’

03/18/2015

OPENING STATEMENT Office of Sen. Grace Poe After five public hearings, five executive sessions, and 73 hours of full discussion attended by 37 resource persons, and more than 4,300 documents, the Committees were able to ferret out…

Chain of command

03/16/2015

The Palace had a field day blasting some holes on the Board of Inquiry (BOI) report that pointed out that President Benigno Aquino III broke the chain of command in relation to the tragedy that is the…

Full report: The Mamasapano incident

03/13/2015

MANILA, Philippines — The findings of the Philippine National Police’s Board of Inquiry (PNP-BOI) on the January 25 Mamasapano incident was made available online on Friday after it was submitted to Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II.…

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