{"id":148926,"date":"2018-01-25T21:42:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T02:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=148926"},"modified":"2018-01-25T21:42:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T02:42:29","slug":"lessons-of-mamasapano-should-not-be-buried-poe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/25\/lessons-of-mamasapano-should-not-be-buried-poe\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons of Mamasapano should not be \u2018buried\u2019: Poe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_124355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124355\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Grace-Poe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-124355\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Grace-Poe.jpg\" alt=\"Senator Grace Poe on Monday said that the DOF\u2019s initiative to conduct lifestyle checks should be the easier way to pin down the \u201cAl Capones\u201d at the BOC and the BIR. (Photo: Senate of the Philippines\/Facebook)\" width=\"960\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Grace-Poe.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Grace-Poe-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Grace-Poe-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Senator Grace Poe (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/senateph\/photos\/a.815377408486542.1073741828.749071305117153\/1653795654644709\/?type=3&amp;amp;theater\">Photo<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/senateph\/\">Senate of the Philippines\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; The lessons of Mamasapano massacre, including the need for justice, should not be buried with the dead, a senator said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Grace Poe made this statement during the third anniversary of the botched police operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, noting that it was a \u201cteachable moment\u201d in Philippine history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForty-four brave men and seven civilians gave up their lives to impart important lessons &#8211; some we have forgotten, many we have ignored,\u201d Poe said in a press statement.<\/p>\n<p>Poe acknowledged that although charges had been filed against people believed to be responsible, \u201cnothing much\u201d had happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe same social and political conditions which triggered Mamasapano are still there. Peace based on justice has yet to be won,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>She, meanwhile, urged the government and stakeholders to pursue \u201cunfinished business\u201d as the best reparations that could be offered was to create a peaceful and progressive society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt a time when terror has been left unabated, conflicts are resolved by force, and might is used to enforce law, all the more that the lessons of Mamasapano must not be forgotten,\u201d Poe said.<\/p>\n<p>The senator said the government should make it a point not to send out soldiers when resources were lacking, guidance was vague, and orders were unclear.<\/p>\n<p>She added it should not allow civilians, and foreigners to draft battle plans with persons outside the chain of command.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito, like Poe, urged the government to renew commitment to bring justice and comfort to the family and loved ones of those who sacrificed their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Ejercito said the Mamasapano anniversary coincided with the start of Senate hearings on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in Cotabato City.<\/p>\n<p>He, meanwhile, expressed confidence that ensuring peace and development in Mindanao would be a \u201cfitting\u201d tribute to the sacrifice of Special Armed Forces (SAF) 44 and something that the people of Mindanao rightly deserve.<strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The lessons of Mamasapano massacre, including the need for justice, should not be buried with the dead, a senator &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":124355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[3662,15523,44765],"class_list":["post-148926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-grace-poe","tag-joseph-victor-ejercito","tag-mamasapano-massacre","mauthors-azer-parrocha","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}