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After Aquino, Sandiganbayan clears Purisima and Napeñas in Mamasapano case
The anti-graft court rules on merits for Purisima and Napeñas, saying because the generals did not receive anything in return, there can be no case of graft

Roque on RevGov, Duque on Dengvaxia, Tax Reform bill | Evening wRap
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Aquino again blames Napeñas for Mamasapano mistakes
Former president Benigno Aquino III says that at that time, he had no reason to believe that the former SAF chief would lie to him

Aquino posts bail, Duterte meets Putin, Trump on South China Sea | Evening wRap
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SAF kin, VACC want SC to bring back homicide charges vs Aquino
VACC lawyer Ferdinand Topacio wants the High Court to review the Ombudsman's decision to junk the 44 counts of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide filed against ex-president Noynoy Aquino

Aquino's appeal at Ombudsman: A defense of Purisima
Former president Benigno Aquino III defends the text messages cited by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales when she indicted him for graft and usurpation of authority
WATCH: SAF 44 kin want homicide charges vs Aquino
Aquino also files his appeal before Morales but it is done discreetly

VACC, SAF kin want 176-year jail time for Aquino
'Hindi po commensurate 'yung penalty ng graft sa 44 lives na ninakaw ni Pangulong Aquino,' says lawyer Ferdinand Topacio, counsel for the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption

Aquino surprised Duterte defended him over indictment
Former president Benigno Aquino III will file a motion for reconsideration before the Ombudsman on Wednesday July 19 to clarify what transpired in the Mamasapano operation

Mamasapano generals: Where are they now?
Former police generals Alan Purisima and Getulio Napeñas allegedly conspired with former president Benigno Aquino III in the lead up to the tragic Mamasapano clash

Ceasefire, factory fire, Uber | Evening wRap
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Court issues hold departure order vs Purisima, Napeñas
The order comes after criminal charges were filed against the 2 generals over the Mamasapano fiasco

Purisima posts P20k bail for Mamasapano charges
The embattled former chief of the Philippine National Police is facing a separate complaint for homicide over his role in the Mamasapano fiasco

Finger-pointing on Mamasapano
If Aquino was ultimately responsible for Mamasapano should not Duterte accept ultimate accountability for the murder by PNP officers of Jee Ick Joo and any murder subsequently discovered to have been perpetrated by the police?

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Aguirre, Philippine economy, ISIS | Evening wRap
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Aquino pins down Napeñas in Mamasapano affidavit
Aquino defends himself before the Ombudsman saying the families of SAF 44 have no basis to charge him with homicide over the Mamasapano clash

Aquino, peace talks, Trump | Midday wRap
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Noynoy Aquino tells Duterte: Mamasapano not my fault
UPDATED The former president insists there was no US involvement and it was former SAF commander Getulio Napeñas who is to be blamed for the ill fated operation

SAF 44, Ombudsman, Streep | Evening wRap
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Ombudsman: Mamasapano graft charges should have been filed June 2016
Families of the slain Special Action Force SAF cops are unsatisfied with the criminal charges recently filed against Purisima and Napeñas and are demanding homicide charges against Aquino

Criminal raps filed vs Purisima, Napeñas over Mamasapano
On the eve of the 2nd anniversary of the Mamasapano killings two retired police generals of the previous Aquino administration are charged in court

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Ombudsman affirms charges vs Purisima, Napeñas
The Ombudsman says the Motions for Reconsideration of the two police officers deserve scant consideration

Napeñas to Aquino: No balls
Former SAF commander Getulio Napeñas says President Benigno Aquino III should own up to the bloody Mamasapano clash

Binay camp: Ombudsman is LP ‘propaganda machine’
UNA spokesperson Mon Ilagan says Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales is out to derail the candidacies of Vice President Jejomar Binay and his allies

Charges set vs Purisima, Napeñas over Mamasapano – Ombudsman
The Ombudsman finds sacked PNP chief Alan Purisima and former SAF chief Getulio Napeñas Jr responsible for the bloody clash in Mamasapano

Alma Moreno to Pacquiao: Religious beliefs not basis to insult others
While she s against same sex marriage Parañaque Councilor Alma Moreno says fellow UNA bet Manny Pacquiao is wrong in saying that gay couples are worse than animals

Mamasapano: Aquino's 'compartmented' plan, 'detached' SAF chief?
Administration allies say Senator Juan Ponce Enrile failed to pin down President Benigno Aquino III in the controversial Mamasapano clash

Mamasapano probe, Spratlys visit, largest solar system | 12PM wRap
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Netizens frustrated at reopening of Mamasapano probe
Aside from thinking the probe became a platform for political grandstanding netizens are also calling it a waste of time

Senate: Nothing new in Mamasapano probe
Senator Grace Poe says they will not revise their report on the deadly Mamasapano clash

PH military hits Napeñas, Sereno on foundlings, Carlos Loyzaga | 6PM wRap
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'No stand down order from Aquino' during Mamasapano clash
Former and current security officials make the assertion at the reopening of the Senate probe into the botched operation

Napeñas ‘detached from reality’ in Oplan Exodus
Special Action Force chief Getulio Napeñas is also hit by the AFP for allegedly being unaware of the magnitude of the SAF casualties in Mamasapano

Enrile: I'll prove Aquino did nothing to save SAF
Senator Juan Ponce Enrile singles out President Benigno Aquino III and what he apparently failed to do during the controversial police operation

Widows, ex SAF chief again seek justice for SAF 44
Former SAF Commander Getulio Napeñas mourns with families of his dead comrades in an advance commemoration of the Mamasapano tragedy

Honasan on re-opening Mamasapano probe: 'This is not a witch hunt'
The UNA vice presidential bet also believes Senator Grace Poe is competent enough to manage the resumption of the hearings

SAF 44 used for politics? That’s for public to say – PNP
The police general who headed the PNP s probe into the controversial operation says they ve already moved on but adds We ll have to move on again

UNA senate slate, Chinese consul shot, Typhoon Lando | 6PM wRap
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Binay finally completes UNA Senate slate
Binay s senatorial slate is composed of celebrities current and former lawmakers and labor and security advocates Only 6 are official UNA candidates

Controversial bets, Duterte waiting game cap off COC filing week
The Senate race gets more crowded and interesting with lots of familiar faces new names and returning bets locking in their candidacies

Napeñas for senate, election debate, #LANDOPH | 12PM wRap
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Sacked chief of SAF 44 runs for senator
Dismissed SAF commander Getulio Napeñas is running under the opposition United Nationalist Alliance led by Vice President Jejomar Binay

In memory of SAF 44: 'Troopers never die'
Our troopers fought a good fight and we will never forget them says PNP chief Director General Ricardo Marquez

Napeñas on SAF 44: No guilt over 'Oplan Exodus'
Retired Police Director Getulio Napeñas who commanded the ill fated SAF operation in Mamasapano says he will have to bear the painful memory of losing his men till the day he dies

INC appeal, Purisima charged, Binay on Poe | 12PM wRap
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Purisima, ex-SAF chief face criminal raps over Mamasapano
The Ombudsman s special fact finding panel on the Mamasapano incident recommends filing administrative and criminal charges against 11 police officers led by former National Police chief Director General Alan Purisima
