THE botched Mamasapano raid that killed 44 police commandos in January 2015 was an operation of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that was covered up by the previous Aquino administration, President Rodrigo Duterte bared on Thursday.
‘MANO PO’ Rojan Luther Senin, son of fallen police commando Romeo Senin, places President Rodrigo Duterte’s hand on his forehead as a sign of respect. The President met the families of the ‘SAF 44’ on Tuesday in Malacañang, on the eve of the second anniversary of the Mamasapano massacre. PHOTO BY RUSSELL PALMA