This paper was among the first to commend Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales last year for finally acting on the complaints of the families of the members of the Special Action Force (SAF) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) killed in the infamous Mamasapano carnage in January 2015.

Morales ordered the indictment of former president Benigno S. Aquino 3rd, former PNP chief Alan Purisima, and former SAF chief Getulio Napeñas for graft and usurpation of authority, a ruling that was finalized this month and brought to trial before the Third Division of the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court.

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