PNoy confers bravery medals on 44 fallen cops

Medals recognizing their bravery in performing their duty "in the face of superior enemy force" were given posthumously to the 44 elite policemen killed in Sunday's encounter with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.

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Mamasapano clash a massacre, not misencounter, says ex-DILG Sec. Alunan

The government calls the clash between PNP-SAF forces and the MILF and BIFF a “misencounter,” but former Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan thinks it’s a massacre.

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Bloody Mamasapano clash leaves 2 soon-to-be-born babies fatherless

Two soon-to-be born babies will never get the chance to see their respective fathers in person following last Sunday's bloody clash between elite policemen and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao.

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Another former commander-in-chief pays respects to fallen 44 SAF men

Another former commander-in-chief on Friday went to Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City to pay respects to the 44 Special Action Force policemen killed in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last weekend.

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FULL TEXT: Transcript of the speech of Erica Pabalinas, one of the widows of the Fallen 44

Erica Pabalinas, the widow of Sr. Insp. Ryan Pabalinas, spoke in behalf of families of the members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force killed this past weekend in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao. Below is the full transcript of her speech.

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FULL TEXT: Transcript of PNP-SAF OIC Noli Taliño's eulogy for the Fallen 44

Below is the full transcript of Philippine National Police-Special Action Force officer-in-charge Chief Supt. Noli Taliño's eulogy at the necrological service for the elite policemen killed in the Mamasapano clash.

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CHR sets independent probe on Mamasapano clash

The Commission on Human Rights is set to conduct its own investigation on Sunday's bloody clash in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao, which resulted in the deaths of 44 elite policemen in the hands of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).

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For dad of one of Fallen 44, a painful end to seven-year wait

For the father of one of 44 elite policemen slain in Mamasapano in Maguindanao last weekend, it is a painful end to a seven-year wait.

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Worse than massacre, slain SAF men’s kin from N. Luzon say of killing

Worse than a massacre. This was how relatives of some of the Special Action Force police personnel slain in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last weekend described their loved ones' deaths.

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We'll get Basit Usman, PNoy tells kin, colleagues of fallen cops

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Senator pushes special assistance to kin of PNP members killed in line of duty

As the country mourns the death of 44 members of Philippine National Police-Special Action Force, Senator Sonny Angara on Friday called for the passage of a bill seeking to grant special financial, scholarship, and employment assistance to the families and beneficiaries of PNP members who were killed in the line of duty.

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Widow of slain SAF member tells PNoy: We seek your help to attain justice

That was the message of a widow of one of the 44 elite policemen killed in a clash in Mamasapano town to President Benigno Aquino III during the necrological services on Friday in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig.

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SAF OIC on deaths of 44 elite policemen: 'Was it worth it? Yes'

The OIC of the PNP-SAF said Friday that the fate of the 44 policemen at the hands of the MILF "is worth it," noting that they died in pursuit of an international terrorist.

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Scenes of heartbreak at necrological services for Fallen 44

On Friday morning, the cries of a young girl, about six years old, grabbed the attention of people inside the Camp Bagong Diwa multi-purpose hall in Taguig, where necrological services for the 42 elite policemen were being held.

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Creation of Truth Commission urged to probe Mamasapano clash

Senator Teofisto Guingona III on Friday called for the creation of a Truth Commission to conduct a thorough and impartial probe on the killing of more than 40 members of Philippine National Police-Special Action Force Unit in an encounter with Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Sunday.

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Colleagues remember Fallen 44: ‘We share the pain’

"We know your names, we know your faces, we will never forget how we fought together." This was what Col. Danilo Pamonag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Special Operations Command said at the eulogy during the necrological services Friday for the 42 elite policemen killed in a "misencounter" in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao last Sunday.

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PNoy arrives at Camp Bagong Diwa for necro services of slain SAF men

President Benigno Aquino III arrived at the Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City on Friday for the necrological services of the 42 elite policemen who were killed in what authorities called a "misencounter" in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao last Sunday,

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VP Binay to Purisima: Magsalita ka naman

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Friday dared suspended Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima to comment on controversies linking the former police chief to the "misencounter" of elite policemen with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Sunday.

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Napoles brought to Sandiganbayan in armored vehicle

Businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles, a key figure in the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam, was brought to the Sandiganbayan Friday in an armored vehicle.

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Cops in PHL, abroad hold sympathy walk for slain SAF men

Police personnel in the Philippines and the United States on Friday held a sympathy walk to honor the 44 Special Action Force members killed in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last weekend.

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LOOK: Mourners pack Camp Bagong Diwa to pay respects to fallen SAF men

Several mourners trooped to Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City before dawn Friday to pay their respects to 44 elite Special Action Force police personnel killed in a clash in Mamasapano in Maguindanao last weekend.

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President's sister Kris Aquino visits slain SAF men's wake

Hours before President Benigno Aquino III is slated to pay his respects to more than 40 Special Action Force police personnel killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last weekend, his sister, Kris Aquino showed up at the SAF wake.

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CAAP: Plane that skidded runway in Tacloban had permission to fly

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines on Thursday said the private plane that skidded off runway at the Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City just minutes after Pope Francis left the city had clearance to fly.

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Carpio calls for stronger defense alongside diplomacy in West PHL Sea dispute

The Philippines should build up its defenses even as it waits for a UN tribunal to decide on an arbitration case in a maritime dispute with China over parts of the West Philippine Sea, a Supreme Court magistrate said.

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Details of 'decommissioning' of MILF arms, forces approved in talks in Kuala Lumpur

While Filipinos mourn the 44 police Special Action Force officers who died in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, government and Moro Islamic Liberation Fund negotiators approved on Thursday the details of how the MILF members' weapons will be decommissioned through a process by which the arms will be “turned in...kept and put beyond use.”

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MILF denies harboring Marwan, Usman

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Palace trusts PNPA alum won't go on mass leave over Mamasapano clash

Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma on Thursday said that even after the death of 44 elite policemen in a “misencounter” in Mamasapano, he trusts the police force will continue to serve and protect the country.

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Bomb jokes aren't funny, CAAP reminds public

"A bomb joke is no joke." This was the reminder of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines deputy for operations Ret. B/Gen. Rodante Joya to the public after some flights at the Tacloban Airport were delayed over a bomb joke.

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Solons urged to donate P10,000 from their salaries to help kin of 44 slain cops

House leaders have proposed extending financial assistance to the families of the 44 elite policemen killed in Sunday's clash with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) by deducting P10,000 from the salary of lawmakers.

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Gazmin blames poor coordination for delayed AFP assistance in Mamasapano clash

Poor coordination resulted in the delayed military assistance to the embattled policemen in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao on Sunday morning, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said Thursday.

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UST grad tops list of 867 passers in Architect Licensure Exam

A total of 867 out of 1,428 passed the Architect Licensure Examination, with a graduate from the University of Santo Tomas topping the list, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Thursday.

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Grief, anger from kin during arrival honors for fallen PNP-SAF men

Unable to contain his emotions, this was what one man asked high-ranking government officials on Thursday during the arrival honors for Philippine National Police-Special Action Force members who were killed in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao last Sunday.

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Lim to take over as acting Comelec chief when Brillantes retires

Elections commissioner Christian Robert Lim will step in as acting chairman when Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Jr. retires on Feb. 2, the poll body chief said Thursday.

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LP exec: Stop blaming PNoy for Mamasapano clash

President Benigno Aquino III should not be blamed for the botched covert operation in Maguindanao last Sunday that resulted in the death of 44 elite police officers, a top official of the Liberal Party (LP) said Thursday.

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Fallen 44: Names of the PNP-SAF heroes

The following are the names of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force's fallen heroes, who died while trying to make the country and the world a safer place.

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Party-list solons slam PNoy for insensitivity after arrival honors snub

Progressive lawmakers on Thursday called President Benigno Aquino III "insensitive" after he failed to show up at the arrival honors for 42 of the 44 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) who died in a clash with rebels over the weekend.

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Sacked SAF chief on slain cops: We were like family

Police Director Getulio Pascua Napeñas, the ousted head of the police's Special Action Force, on Thursday expressed his sympathies to the families of the 44 SAF members killed in an encounter with Moro Islamic Liberation Front members in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, last Sunday.

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44 PNP-SAF officers slain in Mamapasano clash to be promoted

The Philippine National Police on Thursday revealed that the 44 slain elite cops from the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force will receive posthumous promotion after sacrificing their lives to capture suspected terrorists in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Departure and arrival honors for PNP-SAF men killed in Mamasapano clash

At Awang Airport on Thursday, policemen based in Maguindanao accord departure honors to 42 of their 44 comrades killed in the January 25 Mamasapano clash. Two other slain officers from the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force were earlier laid to rest in Zamboanga City in accordance to Islamic rites.

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Senate subcommittee releases Junjun Binay

The Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee on Thursday released Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr. from detention even with his citation for contempt and continued refusal to answer questions from the panel looking into allegations of corruption against him, other city officials and his father Vice President Jejomar Binay.

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Junjun Binay, 2 others brought to session hall despite his opposition

After three hours of waiting, the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee on Thursday ordered the bringing in to the session hall of Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr and two other personalities despite their opposition.

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PNoy no-show at arrival honors for 42 slain SAF men at Villamor Air Base

A young lawmaker blasted President Benigno Aquino III for his non-appearance during the arrival of the bodies of the 42 slain policemen at the Villamor Air Base on Thursday morning.

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Erap, FVR at odds over Bangsamoro peace process

Two former presidents have varying opinions on how the Aquino administration should proceed with the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) following Sunday's encounter in Maguindanao that resulted in the deaths of 44 elite policemen.

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Senate subcommittee to recommend citing Pag-IBIG Fund director in contempt

The Senate blue ribbon subcommittee will recommend citing University of Makati and Pag-IBIG Fund director Tomas Lopez in contempt, for a graver act after failing to attend the hearing on Thursday despite his promise to do so.

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Junjun Binay does not want to appear at the Senate hearing —Remulla

Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay Jr. will not appear at the blue ribbon subcommittee hearing on Thursday despite his being at the premises of the Senate.

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Abigail Binay tells Mercado: Return kickbacks to gov’t

Vice President Jejomar Binay's daughter has challenged her father's erstwhile ally, former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado, to return the kickbacks he had admitted to receiving from government projects when he was a local official.

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CAAP: ‘Bomb joke’ causes delay of flights in Tacloban

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines on Thursday said a man who allegedly made a bomb joke caused fear and delay of flights at the Daniel Z. Romualdez International Airport in Tacloban City late Wednesday afternoon.

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Junjun Binay arrives at Senate after arrest

Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay Jr. arrived at the Senate Thursday morning accompanied by officers of the Senate sergeant-at-arms who arrested him in compliance with the order of the Senate due to his continued refusal to attend the hearings on the alleged overpriced Makati City Hall Building II.

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Makati Mayor Junjun Binay on way to Senate

Makati Mayor Junjun Binay is on his way to the Senate Thursday morning after the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms arrived at the Makati City Hall to enforce an arrest order against the mayor.

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Senate sergeant-at-arms staff on the way to arrest Junjun Binay, 5 others

The members of the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms left the Senate compound Thursday morning to arrest Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay Jr. and five other personalities cited for contempt for their continued refusal to attend the Senate hearings on the alleged overpriced Makati City Hall Building II.

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