In mourning: The Fallen 44

I write this on the National Day Of Mourning for the 44 police commandos of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Special Action Force (SAF) who died in action in Mamasapano, Maguindanao.

I wish there were a way of registering my grief by falling silent. By not writing this column, by not participating in social media for the duration of one’s mourning. One knows there is value in not adding to the noise online, much of it critical as it is.