WATCH: Truth and Details Behind the Mamasapano Misencounter

A week have passed since the tragic misencounter that threatened to destroy the on-going peace talk between the government and the MILF but there are still many questions left unanswered.

The encounter killed 44 men from PNP Special Action Force and many more from the Special Action Company. Due to this disturbing encounter, a National Day for Mourning was held to honour and commemorate the deaths of the police.

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This issue has already been addressed by President Benigno Aquino in his nationwide speech for the masses aired last January 27. However, most of the vital things about the case were left untouched. According to PNoy, the appointed Board of Inquiry members will dig down the case to figure out what actually happened.

The Filipinos have not been satisfied with the president’s address, and even the media was also paralysed in reporting the true elements of the incidents because the government failed to communicate effectively with its people.

Days have passed and the events of the encounter slowly unravel. In this detailed news report from ABS-CBN News, the events were carefully scrutinized and explained for the public to understand the incidents.

The PNP SAF entered the premises of the MILF at about 2:30 AM in a small barangay in Mamasapano. First to enter is the 84^th SAC assault force that was ordered to kill terrorist Marwan and get a sample of his DNA. They are followed by the 55^th SAC members that stayed beside a cornfield and will serve as a back-up force for the first troop.

After successfully killing Marwan at about 4:30 in the morning, the assault force was blocked by the MILF which signalled the start of the deadly encounter. The back-up force troops in the cornfield were also engaged in an attack with the MILF.

The rest of the clip tells the preceding events and how the other troops were sent for rescue to the several injured policemen. Several AFP tanks were also deployed but failed to fire their cannons because the members were unsure of the exact location.

Watch the rest of the report here.

Post by Pilipinas.