Mar 222015
 

President Benigno Aquino III has noted the opinions of those who believe he should publicly apologize for the Mamasapano clash, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said on dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Sunday,

“Patuloy pong nakikinig ang ating Pangulo sa saloobin ng mga mamamayan at gagawin po ng ating Pangulo ang sa kanyang pagtuturing ay pinakamainam na desisyon na naaayon sa pambansang interes,” explained Coloma. 

“Kung mayroon man pong kailangan pang ipaliwanag, kung mayroon pang naging pagkukulang sa pagpapaalam sa ating mga mamamayan hinggil sa buong kaganapan, patuloy din po itong tinutukoy ni Pangulong Aquino at ng pamahalaan.” 

Former President Fidel V. Ramos, former senator and administration ally, Panfilo Lacson, Senator Sergio Osmeña as well as several bishops had urged Aquino to apologize for the Mamasapano clash, in which 44 police officers were killed. 
A Senate draft report on the clash had concluded that Aquino was “ultimately responsible for the Mamasapano mission”, while Philippine National Police inquiry said that the president violated the chain of command.
Aquino himself had said earlier this month, “Kung ako ang may kasalanan dito, bakit di ko aakuin lahat?” 

Meanwhile, Coloma said the President was confident that his allies in Congress still supported him, even after more than a hundred House members had signed a resolution for the resumption of its investigation into the Mamasapano clash.

The House’s investigation will resume on April 7 and April 8.
Their investigation into the January 25 tragedy had been indefinitely suspended after a single hearing last February 11. Kathryn Mae P. Tubadeza/DVM, GMA News

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