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Former Philippine National Police ā Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) chief Getulio NapeƱas on Fri, Oct 16, declared his senatorial bid at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Intramuros, Manila.
NapeƱas said he will run to pursue justice for the 44 SAF commandos who were killed in the police operation he headed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao last Jan. 25
āHindi ko ikinakaila na āyung hustisya at katarungan ng aking mga tauhan doon sa Mamasapano incident ay hindi pa nakakamit at ito ay mabigat na dahilan na aking isinusulong (I canāt deny the fact that my men havenāt gotten justice for what happened to them in Mamasapano. This is a major part of what I will be advocating),ā NapeƱas said.
He also promised to push programs for the welfare of policemen.
The former SAF chief is confident that he can mount a national campaign through the help of his supporters.
NapeƱas is set to file his certificate of candicacy (COC) for senator under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) senatorial ticket today.
NapeƱas was relieved and placed on floating status on Jan. 27, two days after the SAF operation intended to arrest suspected terrorists Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, and Basit Usman.
He retired from the PNP in July upon reaching the mandatory age of 56.
Text: Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBNnews.com
Photo: Ivy Mae Polintan, ABS-CBNnews.com
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
