Grace Pulido Tan bows out of COA: I did my best to make stint fulfilling

Outgoing Commission on Audit chairperson Grace Pulido Tan wouldn't extend her term even if she was given an option to do so, a TV report said Monday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Fallen SAF member’s widow wants to enter police force

The supreme sacrifice by 44 Special Action Force policemen in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last Jan. 25 has prompted the widow of one of them to want to enter the police force.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

House puts off inquiry on Mamasapano clash

The House of Representatives will not be holding its own inquiry on the bloody firefight in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao until the investigation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Board of Inquiry (BOI) is completed, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said on Monday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

MNLF chair not in favor of all-out war following Mamasapano clash

A Moro official on Monday chided those calling for the suspension of the peace process between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) following the January 25 encounter that resulted in the deaths of 44 elite policemen in Maguindanao.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

PHL condemns IS beheading of Japanese journalist

The Philippines joined the international community on Monday in condemning the apparent beheading of a Japanese journalist by the terror group Islamic State.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Rep. Biazon wants to scrutinize ‘Oplan Wolverine’ that cost lives of 44 SAF men

Incumbent Mandaluyong Rep. Rodolfo Biazon, a former military chief, wanted to scrutinize the failed operation which led to the death of 44 police troopers belonging to the elite Philippine National Police (PNP) unit, the Special Action Force (SAF).

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

LOOK: How did retiring Comelec chairman, commissioners spend last day at work?

On their last day on the job, Commission on Elections chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. and two commissioners on Monday had light moments with employees at the poll body's office in Manila.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Farmers shave heads, light candles to sympathize with fallen 44

Farmers from Central Luzon on Monday shaved their heads as a show of sympathy for the 44 Special Action Force policemen killed in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last Jan. 25.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

DepEd asks for 44 seconds of silence for slain SAF police officers

The Department of Education has asked schools to observe 44 seconds of silence on Monday, in honor of the 44 Special Action Force police officers who were killed in the Jan. 25 Mamasapano clash.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Australia gives Philippines two naval landing craft

Australia is donating two decommissioned military landing craft to the Philippines after the archipelago struggled with relief efforts following Super Typhoon Haiyan, it was announced Sunday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Purisima should show up at Senate in order not to appear guilty – Poe

Suspended Philippine National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima better show up to the senate inquiry on the Mamasapano clash, lest he look guilty, Senator Grace Poe warned on Sunday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

MILF official: Turnover of SAF weapons, MILF members up to central committee

A ranking official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said the group is willing to cooperate with the government to find out the truth about the bloody clash in a Maguindanao town that left 44 elite police commandos, 17 MILF fighters, and at least seven civilians dead.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

PNP-SAF trooper: Philippines not always worth dying for

A grieving Philippine National Police-Special Action Force trooper on Sunday spit back the famous words of the late Sen. Ninoy Aquino in his dismay at the deaths of 44 of his comrades in a firefight in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Palace denies report that Deles stopped Aquino from sending reinforcements to Mamasapano

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

Roxas on Mamasapano encounter: Despite losses, it was ‘mission accomplished’

Despite the loss of 44 men of the elite Philippine National Police-Special Action Force, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas comforted the rest of the unit by saying their comrades did not die in vain.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Mamasapano clash not a massacre because both sides were armed – MILF

A senior official of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) maintained that the bloody clash between its members and the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP SAF) last week that resulted in the death of 44 police commandos was not a massacre because both sides were armed.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Palace: MILF decommissioning process will have four phases

The decommissioning of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) forces and weapons will be implemented in four phases and will start with the ceremonial turnover of 75 high-powered firearms, a Palace official said Sunday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

UN to support peace process through Peace Building Fund

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

UN to support peace process through Peace Building Fund

The United Nations will be "releasing sources" in support of the peace process between the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Palace: Govt working to get soonest DNA test result on alleged Marwan’s body

The Philippine government is working to get soonest the confirmation from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli Bin Hir – alias Marwan – was killed by police commandos in the clash in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao last Sunday, Malacañang said Sunday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Solon wants all government buildings to be painted beige

A lawmaker has proposed covering government structures and buildings in beige paint instead of yellow, orange or other colors that might be identified with a particular government official’s political party affiliation.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Ban BPA in baby feeding bottles, group urges DOH

An ecological group over the weekend appealed to the Department of Health to fomally ban Bisphenol A (BPA) in baby feeding bottles and sipping cups.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Don’t reinstate Purisima, says solon

Suspended Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Alan Purisima should not be reinstated, a lawmaker said Sunday amid claims of Purisima's alleged involvement in a botched police operation in Mindanao that left 44 commandos dead.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

CBCP exec asks govt: Keep politics out of efforts to seek justice for Fallen 44

Efforts to attain justice for the 44 Special Action Force policemen killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last week should be free of politics, a Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines official said Sunday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

CBCP exec: Poor need livelihood, not taste luxury

The poor need to be taught livelihood more than being given a taste of luxury. An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines stressed this following reports 400 people were spirited off to a Batangas resort during Pope Francis' visit.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Militant group: P300M presidential intel fund used in Mamasapano operation?

Was some P300 million in discretionary presidential intelligence funds used for last week's operation that killed 44 Special Action Force policemen in Mamasapano, Maguindanao?

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

LOOK: Police sympathy walk, sign on wall for Fallen 44

Tributes to the 44 Special Action Force policemen killed in last week's clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao continued to pour in over the weekend from the victims' colleagues.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Last 2 fallen SAF men on way home to Zamboanga Sur

The remains of the last two Special Action Force policemen killed in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last Jan. 25 were brought out of Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City before dawn Sunday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

FBI says it had no prior knowledge of Philippine raid that killed 44 police

The FBI had no prior knowledge of a police raid in the Philippines last Sunday to arrest wanted militants that went awry and left more than 44 police dead, an FBI spokesman told Reuters on Saturday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Board begins probe of bloody Mamasapano clash

The police Board of Inquiry tasked with investigating the Mamasapano clash where 44 elite lawmen, 18 Moro Islamic Liberation Front members, and at least two civilians were killed has started its probe of the incident.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Palace allays human rights watchdog's concerns on police brutality

Malacañang on Saturday allayed concerns raised in a report by an international rights group over alleged abuses by Philippine security forces.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Want to help the kin of the Fallen 44? Here's how

In their honor, civic-minded citizens may go through the following methods to ensure the future of the Fallen 44's loved ones.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Bare all you know on Mamasapano clash, Palace appeals to parties concerned

Help the truth come out. This was Malacañang's appeal Saturday to all parties concerned in the Mamasapano, Maguindanao clash that killed 44 Special Action Force policemen last Jan. 25.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Palace: Burial ground not an issue for fallen SAF 44

Whether the 44 Special Action Force personnel killed in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last Jan. 25 will be buried at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani does not seem to be a concern for their kin, Malacañang said Saturday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

San Francisco cops pay tribute to Fallen 44 with black tape

Police in California over the weekend placed black tape over their badges in tribute to the 44 Special Action Force police personnel who perished in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last Jan. 25.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

GPH, MILF, Malaysia: Mamasapano clash catalyst for continuing peace process

Representatives from the GPH, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and Malaysia recognized the "unwanted, unexpected" Mamasapano incident, citing it as a catalyst to continue on the peace process between all parties.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Govt chief negotiator: Mamasapano clash should be last ugly turn on road to peace

The bloody clash that killed 44 Special Action Force police personnel in Mamasapano in Maguindanao last Jan. 25 should be the last ugly turn along the road to peace, government peace negotiators said Saturday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

LOOK: White balloons, messages seek justice for fallen SAF 44 men, reassure PNP

White balloons with messages seeking justice were among the most recent tributes brought to Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame for the 44 Special Action Force personnel killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last Jan. 25.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Tributes continue pouring in for fallen SAF 44, even after day of mourning

Even after the day of mourning President Benigno Aquino III decreed had passed, tributes continued to pour in for the 44 Special Action Force policemen killed in a firefight in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last Jan. 25.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

PNoy leaves Camp Bagong Diwa past midnight after condoling with slain SAF members' kin

President Benigno Aquino III left Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City before dawn Saturday, after spending more than 14 hours meeting with families of the 44 Special Action Force police personnel killed in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao Jan. 25.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

SAF trooper on fallen colleagues: They were young, they were the best

"Sila 'yung mga magagaling, pero mga bata pa sila." This was how one of the members the Philippine National Police Special Action Force (SAF) described his colleagues who died in a clash with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao, last Sunday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Dead man in photo spreading online not Marwan – MILF commander

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

PHOTO GALLERY: Where the Mamasapano clash happened

Last Sunday, 44 elite policemen were killed in a firefight with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). Here are photos from the scene at Brgy. Tukanalipao, Masapano, where the clash occured, several days later.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

PROFILES: Beyond the names and faces of the Fallen 44

Here are short profiles of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force's fallen heroes. They were killed in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao last Sunday during a clash with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF). The elite cops' mission was to serve arrest warrants to two suspected terrorists—Malaysian Jemaah Islamiyah leader Zulkifli bin Hir also known as Marwan and Filipino bomb maker Abdulbasit Usman.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

MILF says Marwan dead, Usman still alive

This summary is not available. Please click here to view the post.

One of 44 slain SAF men known for ‘tiger-like’ bravery

Senior Inspector Max Jim Tria has been described by a military offiical as a “tiger” in the battlefield who may have been “the last man standing” during the bloody January 25 encounter in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, that left him and 43 of his colleagues dead.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Kin of SAF men killed in Mamasapano clash to get up to P2M in benefits

The families of the 44 elite police officers killed during an operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao will get from P1.5 million to P2 million in death benefits, the Philippine National Police said Friday.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

Mother grieves for fallen PNP-SAF son: 'Managot na dapat ang managot!'

"Ang masasabi lang namin, hustisya talaga, hustisya talaga ang kailangan namin. Managot na ang dapat managot! Ang anak ko!"

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

DSWD opens bank account to receive cash donations for kin of 44 slain cops

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has opened a bank account for the cash donations to the families of the 44 policemen killed in Sunday's clash with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation

PNP OIC only informed 'after the fact' of Mamasapano operation

The officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police said he didn't know until "after the fact" about the operation in Mamasapano town in Maguindanao that claimed the lives of 44 elite commandos this past weekend.

Read the rest of the news GMA News Online / News / Nation