FORMER President Benigno Aquino 3rd will appeal the Ombudsman's order to file criminal charges against him over a botched anti-terror raid in Maguindanao province in 2015 that left 44 police commandos killed, his spokesman said on Friday.

In a statement, Aquino spokesman Abigail Valte said the former president, with his legal team, was studying the Ombudsman's decision.

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