President Aquino did everything he could as commander-in-chief to prevent the death of the 44 policemen during the Mamasapano operation in January 2015, Malacañang asserted yesterday. LIKE WRITTEN IN BLOOD – Scribbled in crimson, dripping red paint, ‘SAF 44 We Stand For Our Heroes,’ stands by a huge Philippine flag at the People Power Monument at EDSA White Plains in Quezon City – put up by unidentified individuals who wanted to pay tribute to the heroism of those killed in the January 25, 2015, Mamasapano massacre, according to the monument’s caretaker. (Mark Balmores) Presidential Communications Operations Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. defended the President’s actions after Senator Juan Ponce Enrile criticized the Chief Executive’s alleged failure to save the police commandos during the Mamasapano clash. “In his previous statements, the President said he did what was necessary as President and commander-in-chief,” Coloma said in a Palace press briefing. “He took action, [...]
