IOU

Not your usual promise of payment- I Owe U, but rather a pledge of responsibility- I Own U, the problem facing us.  That is a good start for mediation, when there is goodwill between disputants.

That is why the current Special Action Force (SAF) case investigation is going nowhere. Truly, failure is an orphan. Nobody wants to admit his fault in causing the 44 deaths. Everybody else is to be blamed. Pointing fingers' season again!

The President tells us he told the SAF to coordinate with the military, who claim they were notified  only when the firefight was already ongoing. The SAF belies any military backup.

Another angle is the present suspension of PNP Chief Purisima, who allegedly planned this operation late last year. As backgrounder, it must be noted that he was PNoy's Presidential Security Guard during one of the bloodiest coup against Cory.
Coincidentally, his OIC Espina and DILG Secretary were left in the dark long after the light of Sunday.

Then also there are the different Muslim groups who joined the carnage.

Large-scale mediation needed!