Mass marks SAF 44 3rd death anniversary

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/24/2018

THREE years after the botched police operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last January 25,2015, which killed 44 members of the Special Action Force (SAF), the families of the slain government troopers continue to hope that justice will finally…

Colleagues remember fallen SAF members

Ador Vincent Mayol 01/24/2018

  A Mass will be celebrated at the chapel of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 25, to commemorate the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troopers who were killed…

SAF commandos assigned in Marawi get spot promotions

Inquirer.net 10/25/2017

Nearly 500 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos who fought in Marawi City will be promoted to a rank higher and will be entitled to a one-month vacation, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela…

SAF carnage: Napeñas hits back at P-Noy

Nestle L. Semilla 01/27/2017

President Aquino has “no balls.” This was the stinging rebuke of former Special Action Force (SAF) commander Getulio Napeñas Jr. who was visibly mad at his former commander-in-chief for blaming him for the botched operation in Mamasapano,…

SAF 44: Their sacrifice saved lives

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/25/2017

One question kept haunting Chief Supt. Noli Taliño after the Jan. 25, 2015 covert operation that ended in the massacre of 44 elite Special Action Force (SAF) commandos in Maguindanao: Is one terrorist worth the lives of…

SAF 44 widow wants Medal of Valor for slain husband

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/24/2017

HER request for educational assistance for her nine-year-old son had been approved. Instead of paying an annual tuition fee of P30,000, Michelle Candano pays P12,000 to the school where her son is enrolled — a benefit given…

Oplan: Big-time Tokhang

Nestle L. Semilla, Rene F. Alima 12/16/2016

Government’s antidrug war basically took a more literal twist on Friday when a strong force of about a hundred uniformed armed police and military operatives knocked on the doors of Barangay Tangke, Talisay — a village notorious…

CIDG-8 Chief Marvin Marcos is related to late former president Ferdinand Marcos

Joey Gabieta, Vicky Arnaiz 12/11/2016

Tacloban City — He got his mestizo looks from his paternal grandfather who was an American. But it was from his grandmother who gave him a more famous family name. Supt. Marvin Marcos, the controversial chief of…

‘ATROCIOUS’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/24/2016

The problem of illegal drugs in Cebu, in the words of police general Noli Taliño, has become atrocious. With five of the country’s top suspected drug lords tracing their roots in and operations to Cebu, Chief Supt.…

Cebu trader gives assault weapons to regional police

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/26/2016

A Cebuano businessman yesterday donated five new rifles to the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), hoping to help operatives in the fight against illegal drugs. “We owe it to our regional director (Chief Supt. Noli…

Trader donates rifles to police

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/26/2016

A CEBUANO businessman donated five new rifles to the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), hoping to help operatives in the fight against illegal drugs. “We owe it to our regional director (Chief Supt. Noli Taliño).…

SAF teams arrive to assist SWAT, local police

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/19/2016

THREE teams from the Special Action Force (SAF) arrived in Cebu City over the weekend to train police units and assist them in going after “high-value” targets here. Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional…

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