A Catholic umbrella organization of men and women has joined a call by members of Congress for the creation of an independent fact-finding commission that will investigate the Mamasapano encounter that killed 44 Philippine National Police Special Action Force commandos and 18 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

“We call for the establishment of a Truth Commission to conduct an independent investigation on the “Mamasapano Black Sunday” and to determine accountability as well as command responsibility,” the Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines (AMRSP) said in a statement.

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