Opening Statement: Sen. Grace Poe #Fallen44

7/26/2019 Opening Statement: Sen. Grace Poe #Fallen44

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OPENING STATEMENT AS DELIVEREDSENATOR GRACE POE FOR THEPUBLIC HEARING ON THE MAMASAPANO INCIDENT

Magandang umaga po sa lahat.

This joint public hearing of the Committees on Public Order and DangerousDrugs, the Committee on Peace, Unication and Reconciliation and the Committeeon inance is called to order.

The members of Committees share !ith the nation the collecti"e grief brought about b# the deadl# incident in Mamasapano that claimed the li"es of $$members of the %pecial &ction orce of the P'P and our Muslim brothers. (agopo ta#o mag)umpisa hihingi po a*o ng ilang sandaling *atahimi*an upangmagpasalamat at ipanalangin ang ating mga nama#apang magigiting ng P'Ppolice o+cers *asama na rin po ang mga nagpapagaling nga#on na nasugatan.

One)minute silent pra#er-

nia*da ni /at &ndres (onifacio ang mga salitang ito0 1&ling pag)ibig pa anghihigit *a#a sa pag*ada*ila at pag*adalisa# ga#a ng pag)ibig sa tinubuag lupa.&ling pag)ibig pa2 3ala na nga, !ala. 4ung ang ba#an na ito5# masasapanganib atsi#a a# dapat na ipag tang*ili*, ang ana*, asa!a, magulang, *apatid, isang ta!agni#a5# tatali*dang pilit. pahandog handog ang buong pag)ibig at hanggang ma#dugo5# uubusin itigis. 4ung sa pagtatanggol buha# a# mapatid, ito5# *apalaran attuna# na langit.6

nihandog ng %& $$ ang *anilang buha# sa pina*amataas na sa*ripis#o namagaga!a ng isang pulis. &ng mamata# sa lin#a ng tung*ulin. 'ararapat lamangna su*lian natin ito ng sigasig sa paghahanap ng *atotohanan sa pagdinig na ito.&ng paglabas ng *atotohanan ang unang ha*bang sa pagbibiga# ng *atarungansa sinapit ng %& $$. Utang natin lahat sa *anila, sa *anilang mga naulila at sasamba#anang nagdadalamhati ang pagpalabas ng totoong naganap saMamasapano noong 7nero 89, ng !alang itinatago, !alang pinipili at !alanginteres *ung hindi tuparin ang tung*ulin na iniatas sa atin.

To set facts in perspecti"e and as %enators %otto, 7strada, /uingona, :;7jercito and this representation identied in the "e 9- %enate resolutions in

toda#5s agenda let me brie<# reiterate the follo!ing0

=. On :anuar# 89, 8>=9, members of the Philippine 'ational Police5s elite%pecial &ction orce %&- led an operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao. Theoperation !as said to ha"e targeted top terrorist ?ul*i<i &bd @ir, also *no!n asAMar!an6, an alleged bomb ma*er !ho !as belie"ed to be a member of :emaahslami#ah, and alleged ( commander (asit Usman. Mar!an is listed in theUnited %tates (5s most !anted terrorist list.

8. & substantial number of %& members !ere in"ol"ed in the operation,B8 in all, according to the P'P. ort#)four $$- members of %& died !hile more

than at least a doen !ere injured in the da#)long encounter.

On the part of the Committee on Public Order, !e are conducting thishearing in all sobriet# to determine !hat reall# happened, as !ell as pro"ide longterm institutional mechanisms, solutions or e"en la!s to a"oid repetition of thesame tragic large scale loss of li"es.



Firstly, the coittees !ee" #!s$ers o! Co#!" #!" Co!troliss%es0 Tactical implementation and strategic planning are eEuall# important.One can lead to the success or failure of the other. Fuestions li*e !ho ordered theoperation2 3ho !as in command during the operation2 3as the operation clearedb# the P'P leadership2 Up to !hat le"el !as the operation authoried2 3ho hadtactical command2 3here !ere the operational and tactical commanders during

the encounter2 3hat coordination !as underta*en !ith friendl# forces such as the&P before and during the operations2 3ith !hom in the &P and at !hat point, ore"en !ith the MGs !ere coordination underta*en2 3hat role did foreignintelligence and operation ta*e, if an#2

Seco!"ly, the Coittees $o%l" li&e to r#ise '%estio!s #(o%t soe)%!"#e!t#ls i! Co(#t O*er#tio!s #!" I!telli+e!ce t seems that therema# ha"e been a lac* of !hat is called ntelligence Preparation of the (attleeldP(-. 3hile there could ha"e been good intelligence on !ho the target personalit#!as li*e Mar!an in this case-, the Committee !ould li*e to be apprised of such

eEuall# important matters as the presence of !ho, !hat, !here and ho! man#!ere the friendl# and hostile forces in the target area as !ell as in areas of ingressand egress to and from the target area.

&lam nating lahat na ang isang *a!al o pulis *ahit na ma# sapat napagsasana# a# sumusunod lamang sa mga utos o inuutos ng *anilang mgapinuno. %a pag*a*ataong ito, maaaring ma# sapat na intelligence sa *ung sinoang dapat da*pin sa bisa ng !arrant of arrest na *ailangang ihain *a# Mar!an,subalit, sapat din *a#a ang *aalaman ng mga pinuno at ng mga pulis tung*ol samarami pang ibang baga# na ga#a ng nabanggit *o. O hindi *a#a ang *asalatansa *ina*ailangang intel ang si#ang nagbunga ng *aa!a)a!ang pag*asa!i ng

ating mga p!ersa2 Dapat nating malaman ito. sinubo ba ng *anilang mgapinuno ang mga *a!al sa *anilang malagim na *amata#an2

P#!+#tlo, +%sto!+ #l##! &%!+ -oite &%!+ s#*#t #!+ (il#!+ #t&#&#y#h#! !+ *%$ers#!+ s%#(#& s# o*er#syo! &ssuming that there !asgood intelligence that included the points raised earlier, !h# did the P'P emplo#onl# a small number of forces2 Onl# = stri*e unit platoon and onl# = bac* up unitplatoon. The P'P claims to ha"e had B8 troops in"ol"ed in the operation, butthere !as ob"iousl# no eHecti"e reinforcement emplo#ed !hile the reght !asongoing. &no po ang dahilan dito2

Fo%rth, the Tr#i!i!+ o) *olice )orces0 &nother compelling Euestion that!e see* ans!er to in this issue is that )))!ere the troops !ho !ere deplo#ed andutilied su+cientl# trained for the t#pe of !arfare, in that *ind of en"ironment,and for that t#pe of operation. The Chair !as informed that the operation !hich!as underta*en l !as a semi)con"entional, ruralIjungle operation in"ol"ing massenem# forces. 3asn5t there an e"ident mismatch of forces2 f so, !ho is or areresponsible for the proper assignments and proper number of assignees2 3hodecided !hich men2 &nd ho! man# men !as the right t for the operation2

The Coittee #lso $ishes to (e e!li+hte!e" #(o%t the E'%i*#+eo) )orces0 3ere our police troops pro"ided !ith appropriate !eapons and other

eEuipment needed for such *ind of operations2

@igit na mahalaga sa mga tanong at sagot sa pang#a#aring ito a# ang pag)asamasam din na malaman *ung ma# pagtiti!ala pa bang naii!an sa lahat ngpartidong *asama sa usaping pang)*apa#apaan. @alimba!a, nais ng 4omite nahingin sa MG ang sinseridad nito sa pananatili sa usapin ng Peace Process. Tosho! sincerit#, !ould the MG be read# either to identif# the perpetrators and atthe "er# least impose appropriate and acceptable sanctions2 &nd if the MG is



trul# a partner in *eeping the peace in that areas under their control, !ould the#commit to a specic time frame to clear the area of ( forces together !ith thego"ernment forces.

(ago magsimula ang mga indibid!al na *atanungan or interpellations,mahalaga maintindihan natin ang buong *aganapan. 4a#a para sa pagdinig

nga#ong ara! na ito, uunahin naming ta!agin ang mga sumusunod0 %ec. MarRoJas, bilang tagapamuno ng DG/ na sumasa*la! sa P'PK at pag*atapos namanni#a ang mga ibang magsasalita sa hana# ng P'P, *asama nap o di#an si Dir./etulio 'apeLas, dating pinuno ng %& %pecial &ction orce na nanguna sainsidente sa Mamasapano, at si Dir. /en. Geonardo 7spina bilang pina*amataas naopis#al ng P'P sa *asalu*u#an.

ung ibang mga resource person po natin na nasa ground ng nang#ari ito *atuladpo ni %upt. Ra#mond Train at PO8 Christopher Galan, p!ede nating ma*ausap sahi!ala# na pag*a*ataon para hindi po sila nandito nga#on sa ating pagdinig. Dahilna rin po sa *anilang pisi*al na *alaga#an at sa *anilang seguridad. %ila po a#

naririto pero maaaring *ausapin naming po sila ng mga senador, sa hi!ala# napag*a*ataon.Pag*atapos po ng hana# ng P'P, tatanungin din po natin si %ec. ;oltaire /aminbilang *alihim ng Dept. of 'ational Defense. &t pag*atapos po ni#a a# si /en.7dmundo Pangilinan na si#ang head ng Nth nfantr# Di"ision ng &rm# saMaguindanao.

Para maa#os at masusi ang pag*alap ng mga testimon#a, hihilingin natin nasimulan nila ang *anilang sala#sa# ng mga pang#a#ari mula nang nag*aroon ngintel na nasa Maguindanao nga si Mar!an, hanggang sa *ainitan ng operas#on samga ara! ng :anuar# 8$ at 89 hanggang sa matapos at ma*alap an gating mga

nama#apa at ng mailigtas ang mga natitira pang mga pulis.

&ng mga resource persons po natin a# big#an natin ng pag*a*ataon magsalita,ang a*ing mga nabanggit. &t pag*atapos po noon, p!ede po ta#o mag umpisa saating mga *atanungan.

or purposes of orderl# discussion, the Committees shall allo! our ResourcePersons reasonable time to present their statements and *no!ledge on the issuesat hand. &ll Resource Persons are reEuired to pro"ide the %ecretariat copies of their respecti"e position statements. The members of the three %enateCommittees are gi"en "e 9- minutes each of Euestions in e"er# round, and !e

shall use the order of arri"al as basis for the seEuence of Committee members toas* their Euestions.

or toda#5s hearing !ould li*e to ac*no!ledge all the senators andresource persons present here toda#.

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Opening Statement: Sen. Grace Poe #Fallen44