SUSPENDED PNP Chief Alan Purisima finally reveals that indeed he informed PNoy as early as 545h of 25 January 2015 that OPLAN Wolverine was already being implemented by SAF elements and Marwan had been killed but 2nd target managed to escape as SAF troopers were met by heavy gunfire. PNoy replied two hours later at 746h with the question why the 2nd target was left behind. But let us not just focus on Purisima’s text messages to PNoy because he was also getting text messages from other sources. General Guerrero revealed during the Senate investigation that he texted the President at around 800h to inform him that troops were there already ready to assist the SAF troops.

Exchange of text messages went on until PNoy boarded the plane for Zamboanga the last of which was “Basit (Usman) should not get away” for Purisima. At about the same time, Secretary Roxas, Secretary Gazmin and Gen.

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