Trillanes: SAF morale low but no ouster plot vs Aquino

MANILA, Philippines – President  Benigno Aquino III has nothing to worry for now even  if the  morale of the  Special  Action Force (SAF) was  low  after the death  of its 44 members  in  Mamasapano, Maguindanao last January 25,  Senator  Antonio Trillanes  IV said on Wednesday.

“Wala pa naman pero mababa ang morale sa SAF ngayon,” Trillanes, a former Navy officer, said in a text message when asked if he heard of any unrest in the military.

“Sa AFP okay pa naman ang morale based on feedback on the ground,”  he said.

Asked again if Aquino had nothing to worry, the senator said: “For now, yes.”

“But I think emotions are running high at this point so any direct  intervention or message by the President should be calibrated.  How he deals with the  MILF and the BBL would be crucial,”  Trillanes  added.

MILF is the Moro Islamic Liberation  Front while the BBL he was referring to was the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law being deliberated  in Congress.

The 44 SAF men were killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao  while serving  the warrants of arrest on two suspected  international terrorists.