Maguindanao-massacre

De Lima eyes massacre trial convictions by 2016

MANILA - Justice Secretary Leila De Lima will consider herself a "failure" should there be no conviction among the principal accused in the celebrated Maguindanao massacre case before she steps down as Department of Justice (DOJ) chief in 2016.

Palace pushing for speedy massacre trial

MANILA - Malacañang said the executive is doing what it can to expedite the Maguindanao massacre trial.

PH aims for massacre convictions by 2016

MANILA - The Philippines is aiming to speed up convictions in the country's worst political massacre to ensure justice amid fears the trial could drag on for years, the country's top justice official said.

Impunity shouldn't be ranked, says CMFR exec

MANILA – A veteran newsman does not believe that countries should be ranked by how many journalists are killed while their killers remain free.

SC nixes raps vs Maguindanao massacre witness

MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has junked former Datu Unsay, Maguindanao Mayor Andal Ampatuan, Jnr's plea to include key Maguindanao massacre prosecution witness Kenny Dalandag in the criminal information for murder for the Nov. 23, 2009 Maguindanao carnage that led to the death of 58 people.

Maguindanao massacre suspect transferred to Bicutan

COTABATO, Philippines – The Criminal Investigation Detection Group (CIDG) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) transferred another suspect of the Maguindanao massacre to Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan.

106th Maguindanao massacre suspect arrested

MANILA -- Another suspect in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre was arrested by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Thursday.

CA junks Andal Jr's plea on contempt case vs prosecutor

MANILA, Philippines -- The Court of Appeals (CA) has junked Andal Ampatuan Jr.'s plea to reverse a trial court's ruling junking his plea to have Maguindanao private prosecutor Nena Santos cited in indirect contempt for commenting on the merits of the case before the media.