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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 19, 2019

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Posted at Dec 20 02:23 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Robredo: Maguindanao massacre ruling 'glimmer of hope' in PH justice system

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 10:07 AM

"...ang hatol na ito ay nagbibigay sa atin ng pag-asa na posible pa ring makamit ang katarungan sa loob ng ating sistema ng hustisya," VP Leni Robredo said.  Read more »

Victory against impunity

Aaron Favila, AP Photo
Posted at Dec 19 04:15 PM

Family of victims react as they step out of a court following a guilty verdict in a 2009 election-related killings in Maguindanao, at Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig, on Thursday. Read more »

Lawyer to push for civil damages for 58th Maguindanao massacre victim

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 03:39 PM

A lawyer for the 58th Maguindanao massacre victim is not giving up, saying he would seek civil damages for the family even if his death was not covered in Thursday’s ruling convicting the masterminds of the 2009 mass killings. Read more »

Justice served for 57 Maguindanao massacre victims

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 03:09 PM

Maguindanao 2nd District Rep. Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu celebrates with families of the victims of the Maguindanao massacre after the release of the guilty verdict against most of the accused Ampatuans, as well as dozens of their accessories, at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig on Thursday. Read more »

READ: Full decision on Maguindanao massacre case

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Updated as of Dec 19 03:21 PM

Read the 761-page decision of Quezon City Regional Trial Court Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes on the Maguindanao massacre case handed down on Thursday.  Read more »

'This is justice': Palace touts rule of law in decade-long Maguindanao massacre case

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 02:03 PM

"This is justice. It was admittedly a slow process but we have to go through it as warranted by our democratic system." Read more »

Guevarra lauds Maguindanao massacre verdict, says acquittal of some accused 'expected'

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Updated as of Dec 19 10:38 PM

"Today is the day we have waited and I am very happy as secretary of Justice that finally, justice has been served," Guevarra said. Read more »

READ: Maguindanao massacre case verdict: Dispositive portion

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Posted at Dec 19 12:50 PM

Read the dispositive portion of Quezon City Regional Trial Court Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes' decision in the Maguindanao massacre case. Read more »

'Culture of impunity' won't end with Maguindanao massacre decision, says UP law prof

Aleta Nieva-Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 11:17 AM

"...One decision by itself cannot do it," University of the Philippines law professor Theodore Te said on Thursday. Read more »

Ampatuan verdict 'important' for journalists in Philippines, UP professor says

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Updated as of Dec 19 10:13 AM

The world will be watching as a Manila court decides Thursday on the decade-long Maguindanao massacre case, a journalist said, in a test of the justice system in a country with a deep-seated culture of impunity. Read more »

Maguindanao massacre orphan pursues cop dream job to honor journalist father

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 18 04:31 PM

Aspiring policeman Ian Perante hopes that after 10 years, his journalist father and 57 others who perished in the Maguindanao massacre will finally get justice on Thursday.  Read more »

'The best man for the job is a woman': Who is Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes?

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 09:29 PM

A profile of Quezon City Branch 221 Presiding Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes, and her close to 10-year journey on top of one of the most celebrated cases in Philippine history Read more »

Maguindanao massacre verdict out on Dec. 19

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 02 10:54 AM

 The court is set to rule on the Maguindanao massacre case on Dec. 19, a decade since the country's worst electoral violence and "deadliest single attack against the press."   Read more »

Palace hopes 'justice will finally come' for Maguindanao massacre victims

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Posted at Nov 24 08:31 AM

Malacañang on Saturday joined the nation in commemorating the Maguindanao massacre on its 10th year. Read more »

Journalists' group decries delayed justice in 2009 Maguindanao massacre

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Posted at Nov 23 06:04 PM

Journalists on Saturday trooped to Mendiola to denounce the delayed resolution of the 2009 Maguindanao Massacre - the Philippines' deadliest election-related killing - that left 58 people dead, including 32 mediamen and women killed. Read more »

Maguindanao massacre: Quest for justice in sight but still out of reach

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 01:06 AM

Ten years on, the quest for justice for the Maguindanao massacre victims continues with the end nearly in sight but still out of reach. Read more »

Gunman in Dumaguete broadcaster's slay surrenders

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 12:25 PM

The suspected gunman in the killing of radio broadcaster Dindo Generoso surrendered to authorities, a Palace official announced Friday. Read more »

In the wake of judge’s killing, Congress urged to pass law ensuring judges’ security

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 07:59 PM

The death of a trial court judge in San Fernando, La Union Tuesday afternoon has renewed calls for Congress to pass a law creating a Philippine marshals system meant to safeguard the security of judges all over the country. Read more »

Philippines, 12 other countries cited for enabling 'impunity' in journalist deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 09:30 PM

More than 200 killings of journalists are unsolved in 13 countries cited by a media watchdog group for enabling "impunity" for the crimes. Read more »