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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education is calling on all schools nationwide to remember the “44 Special Action Forces (SAF) heroes” and all other Mamasapano casualties on Monday, February 2.
DepEd assistant secretary Rey Laguda made the call in a Facebook post using the agency’s official account. Laguda asked all school heads to observe 45 seconds of slience – one second for each of the 44 SAF soldiers who died and an additional second to remember all other casualties – during the flag raising ceremonies on Monday morning.
Laguda added that schools should continue to “foster understanding and tolerance for the healing of our nation.”
Mourning time
On Friday, January 30, the Philippines observed a national day of mourning to honor those wounded and killed in a January 25 clash between elite Philippine National Police (PNP) troops and fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
The incident, labeled as a “misencounter” by the Philippine government, has drawn widespread condemnation and anger from Filipinos all over the world. The clash has also shaken an ongoing peace agreement between the government and the MILF.
DepEd is responsible for overseeing all public primary and secondary education institutions in the country. – Rappler.com
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