It’s a national day of mourning for the Philippines on Friday, January 30, a day after 42 of the 44 slain Special Action Force commandos arrived in Manila to a heroes’ welcome. President Benigno Aquino III led the necrological services for the elite cops killed in a bloody clash with Moro rebels. The President was criticized online for skipping the arrival honors for the troops on January 29 in favor of an event at a new car plant. Before the necrological rites, policemen marched towards Camp Bagong Diwa, headquarters of the SAF, to dramatize their call for justice for their fallen comrades. Two other SAF commandos were buried in Zamboanga, following Islamic rites.
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