March for Justice for SAF 44 begins from Cavite to QC

FALLEN HEROES: The 44 members of PNP Special Action Forces killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao (Facebook photo)

MANILA — A nationwide march will be held by the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Alumni Association Inc. on Sunday, for the 44 Special Action Force commandos killed in Mamasapano Maguindanao last Jan. 25.

Police alumni and the families of the slain commandos will joing the “March for Justice for SAF 44,” which will begin in Dasmariñas City, Cavite province, and will end with an ecumenical Mass at Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) in Quezon City.

The association said that the march will be in two phases. The first phase will be a 44-kilometer walk from Salitran, Dasmariñas, to the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City.

Meanwhile, the second phase will be the walk from Camp Crame to QMC.

The first phase will have its assembly point at the Central Mall Dasmariñas on Emilio Aguinaldo Highway in Salitran at 2 a.m. on March 8.

Other marching activities will also be held across the country under the slogan, “Walk with the Widows, Run for our Heroes.”