ABS-CBN to govt: 'Hold guilty parties accountable'
MANILA – ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. on Wednesday issued a statement urging authorities to bring to justice those responsible for the massacre of more than 50 people in Maguindanao.
“We at ABS-CBN urge the authorities to hold the guilty parties accountable and show that justice is blind to politics,” ABS-CBN said in a statement.
The network said the government has yet to make a decisive action on the gruesome incident that occurred last Monday.
At least 100 armed men abducted and brutally murdered more than 50 people, including journalists. There were reports the death toll could reach more than 60.
“This unprecedented scale of violence erodes our faith in the rule of law. It sends a chill through journalists who continue to shine the spotlight on these killing fields,” the statement added.
As of Wednesday, six bodies have been unearthed from the "killing fields" in Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, bringing the death toll of the bloodiest election-related incident to 52.
Police has also named as possible prime suspect in the killing a political ally of President Arroyo.
"According to the initial reports, those who were abducted and murdered at Saniag were initially stopped by a group led by the mayor of Datu Unsay," national police spokesman Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina said.
The mayor of Datu Unsay is Andal Ampatuan Jr., a member of Arroyo's ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD coalition and son of an extremely powerful regional politician who has ensured local support for the president in previous elections.
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PHILIPPINES- LACK OF LEADERSHIP AND LAWLESS
Philippines needs to revamp all the leaders of AFP.Lack of security and leaderships are from the military and politician leader.
AFP-Arm Forces of the Philippines,to protect the constitution.
PMA-Philippine Military Academy,military and police officers are graduated here
AWOL-Absent Without Leave,military and police officer disobeyed the constitution.
PDOM-Political Drama of Officers in the Military
WEAPONS- are all from AFP
REBEL MUSLIMS- weapons from AFP
NPA- weapons from AFP
KIDNAPER- weapons from AFP
POLITICIAN- supported by AFP
POLITICIAN SUPPORTER0 -supported by corrupted politician
MILITARY OFFICER- supported by higher politician
POLICE OFFICER- supported by higher politician
Who's going to catch the criminals like killer,kidnaper,robbery,abusive of human rights and corrupted politician and businessmen? The patrolman or small rank policemen,who is getting order to their superior officer.
I agree..
hmmmm..i've been a resident of Sultan Kudarat since I was born.. I've known the Mangudadatu Clan.. Even though na they are muslims, kami na mga christians di pa rin nagsisisi na sila ang naging leader sa province namin..they treated us fairly..muslims and christians..unlike sa mga nangyayari sa maguindanao..the ampatuan's are known to be like that already..i remember pa before when I was in high school, habang naghihintay kami nang masasakyan pauwi sa amin, one of my schoolmate ang nasagasaan ng convoy ni Gov. Ampatuan..si lang man nila 'yon hinintuan..sinagasaan ng more than 3) na sasakyan 'tong schoolmate namin at binayaran lang 'yong family nila..hahaizt..hindi na rin makaangal 'yong family..pag sumaan pa ang convoy ng mga ampatuan sa amin, maliliit man o malalaking sasakyan man humihinto talaga at ipina'park 'yong sasakyan nila sa gilid..nakakatakot talga.. de armas pa 'yong mga sakay ng convoy..ang nangyari ngayon sa maguindanao, para sa amin na taga'mindanao or mga nakatira malapit doon eh halata masyado na kinakampihan ng gobyerno ang mga ampatuan..alam namin na hindi magiging 12-0 ang administation last election kung hindi dahil sa pandaraya ng mga ampatuan sa maguindanao..malaki talaga ang utang na loob ni pres. arroyo sa kanila..for us, kung sa maguindanao lang, hindi talaga mabibigyan ng JUSTICE ang nangyari..many innocent individuals ang namatay ng walang kalaban2.. we don't know talaga ngayon if it is safe sa lugar namin..we know naman na if ganyang pangyayari, hindi talga 'yan titigil sa ganyan lang...we arehoping na mabibigyan talaga ng JUStice ang maguindanao massacre..at mahiya naman 'yong administrasyon..
si Sec. teodoro nagsabi kanina na paaalisin nila sa kanilang partido ang mga ampatuan..sOO???it's his interest na baka madungisan ang kanilang partido...ano naman ngayon??makakatulong ba 'yon sa KASO??eh wala pa ngang suspect dibah??MATAUHAN SANA KAYO...
JUSTICE, POWER and LOYALTY:
This is a big challenge to our Law enforcer on how justice will prevail especially the suspect is a big fish: this is a question of loyalty beyond justice behind power: A big challenge to the Arroyo administration on whose behind is their political allies and contributed them more on how they became into political power: this is now a time to proved the equal distribution of justice system behind loyalty: If Mrs. Arroyo is serious then just do it because I think these guys are more comfortable of doing so because hawak nila sa leeg si Mrs. Arroyo: can you imagine the past Elections of these provinces that there is three towns that Arroyos political rival is taken only a zero votes and while the 12-0 senate candidates favor to admin?.Wow! parang pelikula noh parang himala pero sa Mindanao lalo nsa ARMM Region ay walang himala kundi ang lahat ay totoo: TOTOONG KASINUNGALINGAN, TOTOONG PANGLILINLANG AT PANDARAYA: KILALA NIYO MAN CGURO SI MR. GARCILLANO SIYA AY TAGA MINDANAO PAREHO KAMI NG LUGAR AT KILALA KO XA AT ALAM NYO BAH KUNG GAANO KASARAP ANG BUHAY NIYA NGAYON? AY NAKU PO MAGUGULAT KAYO: EH HAWAK LANG NAMAN NIYA ANG MALAKING COCKPIT ARENA SA ISANG LUGAR SA BUKIDNON! NAKU DAIG MO PA ANG ISANG BILYONARYONG NAGTATAPON NG PERA! ANG LAKI CGURO NG PENSYON NIYA BUWAN BUWAN MULA SA PAMAHALAANG ARROYO:: AY NAPAKASARAP NG BUHAY SA MGA TUTA NI ARROYO MATAPOS ANG DAYAAN: KAYA YANG MGA AMPATUAN NA YAN AY NAKINABANG SA MAGUINDANAO DAHIL YAN DIN ANG KAPALIT SA PAGKASIGURO SA PANALO NI ARROYO: KAYA UNG MAY NAG COMMENTS DITO NA HUWAG DAW ISISI SA ADMINISTRASYON EH BAKIT HINDI EH KUNG MARUNONG KA BANG MAG-ISIP ALA EH DAPAT MAG-ISIP KA KUNG PAANO NAGAWA TO NG MGA AMPATUAN AY WALA NA RIN PINAGKAIBA SA MGA UTOS NI GLORIA SA KANILA: KAYA HAWAK NILA ANG LEEG NI MRS. ARROYO OH NGAYON SINO ANG MAGKAROON NG LAKAS NA LOOB KAKALABAN SA KANILA ABER: KUNG HAWAK NI ARROYO ANG BUONG PILIPINAS AY HAWAK DIN NG MGA AMPATUAN ANG MILITARY COMMAND NG BUONG MAGUINDANAO: KAYA IYON IIKOT LANG YAN ANG EMBESTIGASYON: EH ANO BAH GINAWA NI MR. DUREZA DOON ANG MAGPA PICTURE SA MGA SUSPEK? EH BAKIT HINDI NILA HULIHIN AT E DETAINED YANG SI MAYOR AMPATUAN AT IMBESTIGAHAN PARA MAGSULPUTAN ANG MGA WITNESS AT PAGSASAMAHIN ANG LAHAT NA EBEDENSYA O DBA? ANONG DUE PROCESS BAH ANG GUSTO NILANG GAWIN ABER? EH MALIWANAG PA SA SIKAT NG ARAW KUNG SINO ANG SUSPEK DBA? ANG SABIHIN NILA TAKOT SI MADAM GLORIA ETUMBA ANG MGA AMPATUAN DAHIL AYAW NIYANG MA E BULGAR ANG MGA KABULASTUGAN NILA NUNG MGA NAKARAANG HALALAN: AY NAKU PO MADAM GLORIA, MR. GARCILLANO, BOLANTE, AT UNG IBA PA JAN NA GALAMAY NI GLORIA AT MGA AMPATUAN TATAMAAN SANA KAYO NG KIDLAT:,.......TANDAAN NIYO MAKALIGTAS MAN KAYO DITO SA BATAS NG LUPA HINDI KAYO MAKALIGTAS NG NASA ITAAS KAYA SANA NGAYON PALANG MAGPAKA TOTOO NA KAYO.....PEACE!
ARROYO CAUSED THE MASSACRE
BELIEVING THAT THEY ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE REACH OF LAW, THESE POLITICIANS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
THEY CHEAT. THEY LOOT. THEY KILL.
Thanks to the President who owed her presidency to her political allies and to her ass-kissers.
Indeed, it is very difficult to govern and enforce the rule of law if you yourself is the biggest violator of our law.
What happened in Maguindanao is NOT THE FIRST and certainly will NOT BE THE LAST.
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Asa pa
Naku wala ring mangyayari kahit libu-libo pa ang napatay o papatayin ng mga hayop na yan hanggat si gloria ang nasa pwesto.
si gloria talaga oo. wala ka na ngang nagawa para mapabuti ang kalagayan ng ating mga kababayan, ikaw pa tong puno't dulo ng mga suliranin. kaw ang star sa bawat eskandalo.
di ka ba talaga nahihiya gloria? put@ng ina talaga ng pandak na to. magaling lang itong mang uto kapag kausap ang mga presidente ng ibang bansa eh, kaya siguro akala nila, okay tayo sa liderato ng animal na ito.
kakahiya ka talaga arroyo. kalain mo't di nyo man lang maimbitahan sa presinto. abay si duresa pa ang bumisita sa mga animal. napaghahalata tuloy. katawa tawa kayo.
hay, pag pipyestahan na naman tayo ng ibang lahi. sinugin ang mga ampatuan na yan. kiskisan yan, budburan ng asin at ibilad sa araw. mga hayop!
If media people were not involved
If journalists/media people are not included, will you be as aggressive as you are now? Just a reminder, what happened is very gruesome and no matter who's involve media should be pushing...JUSTICE FOR ALL. Do not emphasize the importance of media personnel because innocent civilians were also killed. Pareho kayo ng tema sa kalaban nyo... justice for the media personnel...di lang sila nag buwis ng buhay dito. Sana maresolve ng maaga at magbayad ang mga taong may kagagawan. We are once again on the headlines and the world is watching.