President Rodrigo Duterte is set to meet with the families of the slain 44 Special Action Force (SAF) personnel in Malacañang a day before the second anniversary of the bloody encounter. ADVERTISEMENTIn a speech last week, Duterte said there were still “disturbing issues” on the Mamasapano encounter, which killed 44 SAF troopers in an operation to arrest Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, last year. I’m not trying to go into politics again,” he said. BACKSTORY: Mamasapano tragedy result of ‘greed,’ says Duterte“I don’t want to bring this up but there are still disturbing issues surrounding Mamasapano. In an interview with reporters on Monday, Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella assured that justice would be served for the slain commandos.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 24, 2017 01:56 UTC