Body not found but 58th massacre victim recognized. By Jeannette I. Andrade, Jerome Aning, Philippine Daily Inquirer September 26, 2012 Although his body has not been found, Reynaldo Momay, a photojournalist from General Santos City, has been formally recognized by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the 58th victim of the “Maguindanao Massacre” in 2009.…
World Report 2011: The Philippines http://www.hrw.org Benigno Aquino III, the son of the late president Corazon Aquino, swept to power in the May presidential elections on a platform of fighting corruption and promoting justice for victims of crime. The national and local elections were considered largely free and fair, though marred by violence, including dozens…
MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE TRIAL Police blotter tells story of blocked witness By Philip C. Tubeza Philippine Daily Inquirer Even as the accused Ampatuan family members have gone to the Supreme Court to block the testimony of key government witness Kenny Dalandag, prosecutors on Wednesday succeeded in putting into the court record Dalagdag’s initial report to the…
Alliance against impunity formed By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA –Wearing a black dress, Monette Salaysay took the stage and began speaking. Her voice broke and her tears fell the moment she uttered the name of her husband, Napoleon, one of the 32 journalists killed in the Maguindanao massacre on November 23, 2009. “After two…
Kin of massacre victims oppose accused transfer By Julie M. Aurelio Philippine Daily Inquirer Relatives of 26 Maguindanao massacre victims have opposed a bid to transfer three accused who were not admitted as state witnesses to join the other accused in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City. In a motion, the families, including Maguindanao governor…
Surprise visits to Ampatuan jail cells proposed – Interaksyon.com. Lira Dalangin-Fernandez, InterAksyon.com MANILA, Philippines — Families of the victims of the Maguindanao massacre will press the government to allow them to conduct surprise visits on the detention facility of the members of the Ampatuan clan, principal suspects in the murder. The families, who organized themselves…
