DepEd: 44 seconds of silence to honor slain the SAF members

The Department of Education has asked schools to observe 44 seconds of silence on Monday, in honor of the 44 Special Action Force police officers who were killed in the Jan. 25 Mamasapano clash.

"On Monday (February 2, 2015), during our flag-raising ceremonies, let us collectively honor our 44 SAF heroes and remember all those who perished in Mamasapano, Maguindanao by observing 44 seconds of silence plus one more second for all other casualties," Department of Education Assistant Secretary Reynaldo Antonio Laguda said in his instructions.

Laguda also urged students to pray for no more loss of lives in the path to peace, and for the academic community to pray that schools foster understanding and tolerance for national healing.

Tributes continued to pour in for the 44 slain SAF men over the weekend, after President Benigno Aquino III ordered a national day of mourning Friday.

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