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'Dapat masampolan': Senate bet wants death for key suspects in Maguindanao massacre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 02:15 PM

MANILA - Senate bet Zajid "Dong" Mangudadatu on Wednesday affirmed his support for the reimposition of the death penalty for heinous crimes, adding that Andal Ampatuan Jr. deserves the capital punishment for allegedly masterminding the Maguindanao massacre. Read more »

OPINION: Lila Shahani, Maguindanao massacre and impunity

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Nov 26 01:34 PM

At last Friday’s remembrance of the Maguindanao massacre at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, the feeling was a mixture of frustration and hope.  Read more »

Campus journalists, ginunita ang ika-9 na anibersaryo ng Maguindanao massacre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 02:51 AM

Panawagan nila, hustisya sa mga pinatay na journalist. Read more »

Maguindanao Massacre: Mga namayapa, inalala ng mga naulila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 09:40 PM

Ginunita ng mga kaanak ng mga mamahayag ang ikasiyam na anibersaryo ng Maguindanao Massacre, kung saan namatay ang 58 katao kabilang ang 34 miyembro ng media. Read more »

Roque decries 'rotten' criminal justice system 9 years since Maguindanao massacre

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 06:04 PM

MANILA - Former Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday decried the "rotten" criminal justice system, saying this has denied justice to relatives of victims of the Maguindanao massacre after 9 years.   Read more »

'Managot na ang dapat managot': Hiling ng mga kaanak sa Maguindanao massacre

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 02:38 AM

Magsasama-sama ang mga kaanak ng ilang biktima ng Maguindanao Massacre para sa isang misa bukas. Read more »

The Day in Photos: 22 November 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 12:29 AM

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

Panawagan sa ika-9 anibersaryo ng Maguindanao Massacre: #HustiSiyam

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 22 09:14 PM

Kinidnap, pinagbabaril, bago inilibing sa hukay: iyan ang karumaldumal na sinapit ng mga biktima ng Maguindanao Massacre noong Nobyembre 23, 2009. Read more »

Ampatuan massacre victims' kin wait for verdict 'with cautious hope'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 04:56 PM

MANILA - Loved ones of the 58 people who died in one of the most gruesome killings in the country's history cautiously hope for the conviction of all accused in the 2009 Ampatuan massacre. Read more »

Primary suspect in Maguindanao massacre submits formal offer of evidence

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 07 08:25 PM

The camp of former Datu Unsay, Maguindanao Mayor Andal Ampatuan, Jr. has filed his formal offer of evidence in the multiple murder cases he is facing before a Quezon City court. Read more »

Palace says dismayed at Ampatuan furlough

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 05:40 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Thursday downplayed reports that several Palace officials were listed as sponsors in the wedding of the daughter of former ARMM governor Zaldy Ampatuan. Read more »

Journalists slam Ampatuan furlough for daughter's wedding

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 04:07 PM

The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has sought "credible explanation" on the furlough granted to Zaldy Ampatuan, one of the principal accused in the 2009 massacre in Maguindanao. Read more »

Zaldy Ampatuan allowed to attend daughter's wedding

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 10:14 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) governor Zaldy Ampatuan was able to get out of jail for 3 hours on Tuesday. Read more »

CA denies Zaldy Ampatuan bail plea

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 07:52 PM

Ampatuan sought bail over 58 counts of murder in connection with the 2009 massacre. Read more »

Governor eyes appeal vs bail for 16 cops linked to Ampatuan massacre

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 06:31 PM

Maguindanao Governor Esmael ''Toto'' Mangudadatu on Tuesday said he will seek the help of President Rodrigo Duterte and the government's top lawyer after the Court of Appeals affirmed the bail for 16 policemen tagged in the Maguindanao massacre that killed 58 people.  Read more »

CA upholds bail grant for 16 cops tagged in Maguindanao massacre

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 10:25 PM

The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the bail grant to 16 policemen who were among those indicted before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) in connection with the November 23, 2009 Maguindanao massacre. Read more »

SC halts graft, usurpation trial vs Aquino over bloody Mamasapano raid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 05:52 PM

The Supreme Court has ordered a halt on court proceedings on graft and usurpation of authority cases filed against former President Benigno Aquino III at the Sandiganbayan for his alleged role in the 2015 bloody Mamasapano anti-terror raid. Read more »

Heroic Sacrifice: Filipinos urged to remember fallen SAF 44

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 05:10 PM

Filipinos on Thursday were urged to remember the heroic sacrifice of 44 elite policemen killed in a bloody encounter in Maguindanao, 3 years since they passed away. Read more »

CA upholds DOJ indictment of illegal sale of ammunition

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 03:43 PM

MANILA - The Court of Appeals upheld on Monday two Department of Justice resolution to indict officials of the company Armscor for illegally selling ammunition that was used in the Maguindanao massacre in 2009. Read more »

Duterte vows justice for Maguindanao massacre victims within his term

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 04:08 PM

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to resolve the Maguindanao massacre case within his term, his spokesman said on Friday. Read more »