Maguindanao Massacre

Maguindanao massacre kin pray for Robredo

MANILA (UPDATED) - The kin of Maguindanao massacre victims are one in prayer with the rest of the country for the safe rescue of Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Jesse Robredo and his two companions following their plane crash off Masbate on Saturday.

Journalists protest pace of massacre trial

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine journalists and activists gathered for an overnight vigil late on Sunday, criticizing the slow pace of the trial over a massacre that left 57 people including journalists dead.

Vigil set for 1,000th day of Maguindanao massacre

MANILA, Philippines – An overnight vigil will be held from Sunday (August 19) to Monday (August 20) to mark the 1,000th day of the massacre in Maguindanao, which claimed at least 58 lives.

CA won't reinstate rebellion raps vs Ampatuans

MANILA, Philippines - The government has failed to convince the Court of Appeals (CA) to reinstate rebellion charges against members of the Ampatuan clan of Maguindanao province in connection with the massacre of 57 people, mostly journalists, in 2009.

Maguindanao massacre witnesses live in fear

MANILA, Philippines - Hired assassins are stalking witnesses to a Philippine massacre in which a political warlord allegedly led the slaughter of 57 people, victims' relatives and a rights group said almost two years into a complex trial.

Jailed Ampatuan kin allowed to register as voters

Pinayagan ng korte at ng Comelec ang ilang miyembro ng pamilya Ampatuan na makapagrehistro sa kulungan sa ginaganap na panibagong voters registration. Umugong ang posibilidad na tatakbo sa susunod na halalan ang mga Ampatuan na pawang mga akusado sa Maguindanao massacre. Bandila, Hulyo 19, 2012, Huwebes

Backhoe operator testifies in Ampatuan massacre trial

MANILA, Philippines - It had been a “practice” of the Ampatuan clan to “kill people” and bury their bodies in pits dug by a backhoe, a witness said Thursday.

SC rules Zaldy included in Maguindanao massacre case

MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the inclusion of detained former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Zaldy Ampatuan as an accused in the Maguindanao massacre case.