BEFORE it becomes just another leaf in the nation’s history, the 16th Congress should make January 25 a day of nationwide remembrance in this country. Congress should call it National Service Day to honor the service and spirit of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos who went on a mission to Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25, 2015, and did not return to tell their story – because they were massacred by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and other rebel forces.
It is now five months to the day when the 44 met their tragic end in Mamasapano. Yet up to now the Aquino government and Congress are at a loss on how to honor the dead and perpetuate their memory. They cannot even decide on how to record and report properly what happened on that fateful day.
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