More
than 40 members of PNP-SAF has been died due to a crossfire encounter with MILF
and BFF forces in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. It happened when the PNP-SAF tried to capture
the two most wanted terrorist in the Philippines and members of Jamiya
Islamiya. Unfortunately they were attacked by the two rebel groups. But the
MILF said that they were just defending themselves. The PNP-SAF entered into
their teritory without any consultation and the government forces were the
first who shot them.
According to the report, the members
of the PNP-SAF who died in the battle are not a resident of Mindanao, they live
in Manila. They just went in Maguindanao because the national government had
ordered them to capture the international terrorist who have a big reward on
their head. Other people think this was the reason why they made an operation
in Mindanao. Hence, they are blaming the national government because they are
the responsible for the death of the PNP-SAF.
To those people who are wondering
why the government used PNP-SAF in Maguindanao instead of the military; the
PNP-SAF is not an ordinary police, they are the elite members of the PNP. They
were trained to combat in air or in the sea. Sometimes the government is using
them to accompany the military with their battle in the war zone area in
Mindanao like Zamboanga and Basilan.
DILG Sec. Mar Roxas said that the
PNP-SAF were just lost in Maguindanao that’s why they were attacked by the
rebels. He insisted, despite of the incidents, the Aquino government is still
believed that the peace talk should be pushed to gain a long term peace in
Mindanao. They still stands that the Bansang Moro should be built because it is
very important.
The public called the incident as
Maguindanao Massacre 2. Some of the Filipino people believed that the
government should be stopped between the government and MILF. They called MILF
as a traitor, what they did to the members of PNP-SAF was not just a
self-defense, it was a mass murdered! Manila Mayor Erap Estrada stated that the
government should not trust the MILF. If we remember, during his presidential
term, Erap declared war against MILF.
Let’s back to the question, who
should be blamed in Maguindanao Massacre 2? Of course, it was not a fault of
Ampatuan clan. DILG Mar Roxas and the PNP leadership should take the responsibility
for what happened to the members of PNP-SAF. If the claim of the MILF is true
that the government forces didn’t coordinate, it means that there was a
negligence to the side of the government.