CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte, Jan. 25 To commemorate the heroic sacrifice of the 44 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP)- Special Action Force (SAF), the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) conducted a Wreath Laying Ceremony at the PRO-8 Bantayog ng Bayani, Camp Kangleon, Palo, Leyte on Monday morning, January 25, 2021.
The said commemoration is in observance of Proclamation No. 164, s. 2017, declaring every 25th of January as Day of National Remembrance for SAF 44.
To recall, 44 members of the PNP-SAF fell into a fateful incident during a police operation on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).