Malacanang said it respected the Ombudsman's recommendation to charge former president Beningo Aquino 3rd over a botched anti-terror raid in Maguindanao province in 2015 that left 44 police commandos killed.

"We respect the Ombudsman’s constitutional mandate to investigate public officials," Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement.

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