Aquino draws heavy fire

Marcos said Aquino earlier told House of Representatives members and relatives of the slain SAF troopers that Purisima had also provided him with false information about the Mamasapano mission.

“That brings us back to the question. Why did you listen only to them?” Marcos said.

He said there was a need to look into the President’s statements and to determine their implication. “How does this fit in with all the rest of the testimonies that we have received in the public hearings and in the executive session?” he said.

Incomplete

For Sen. Grace Poe, the President’s statements were consistent with what the Senate had heard in its hearings on the Mamasapano incident.

But Aquino’s statements were incomplete, particularly with regard to the role of Purisima and the MILF, Poe said.

She added that there were many investigating bodies looking into the incident, including the Senate, and they could fill in the gaps.

Preempting BOI

In the House of Representatives, lawmakers said the President’s third public statement on the Mamasapano fiasco preempted the findings of the PNP board of inquiry (BOI).