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Supreme Court grants 30-day extension for Maguindanao massacre verdict

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Posted at Nov 09 12:55 AM

The Supreme Court granted the judge hearing the Maguindanao massacre 30 more days to resolve the multiple murder cases against the more than 100 accused in the gruesome killings nearly a decade ago. Read more »

Supreme Court extends deadline for Maguindanao massacre verdict

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Updated as of Nov 08 12:00 PM

The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for the ruling on the cases against Datu Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr. and nearly 200 others tagged in the massacre of 58 people in Maguindanao province nearly a decade ago, Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta said Friday.  Read more »

'Unacceptable,' lawyer of Maguindanao massacre victims' kin says of delay in verdict

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Updated as of Nov 07 01:34 PM

It is "unacceptable" that the loved ones of 58 people killed in the Maguindanao massacre have yet to get justice nearly a decade after one of the world's worst election-related incidents of violence, their lawyer said Thursday.  Read more »

Victims’ lawyer: Press freedom dead if no conviction in Maguindanao massacre

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 08:07 PM

The lawyer representing the families of 38 victims in the Maguindanao massacre in 2009 is expecting no less than a guilty verdict for the principal accused in the deadly killings which left 58 people, including 32 journalists, dead. Read more »

Court junks Datu Unsay Ampatuan’s bid to re-open trial of Maguindanao massacre

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 07:36 PM

A Quezon City court has junked the bid of Maguindanao massacre prime suspect Datu Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan, Jr. to re-open the trial into the gruesome murder of some 58 people nearly 10 years ago, paving the way for a possible decision on the case in November. Read more »

NUJP starts month-long commemoration of ‘Maguindanao massacre’ 10 years on

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Posted at Oct 24 12:57 AM

Members of the NUJP were at the UP College of Mass Communications building in Diliman, where they lit 58 candles representing the same number of victims who died in the mass murder. Read more »

Maguindanao massacre suspect Zaldy Ampatuan hospitalized

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Updated as of Oct 23 01:58 PM

Zaldy Ampatuan, one of the main suspects in the Maguindanao massacre, was rushed to the hospital, a prison official said Wednesday.  Read more »

Supreme Court affirms CA junking of Ampatuan bail plea

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Posted at Sep 11 03:11 PM

The Supreme Court has denied the appeal of former former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Zaldy Ampatuan to reverse the Court of Appeals' denial of his bail petition. Read more »

Not only Sanchez: Ampatuans also sought Panelo’s help

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 05 04:31 PM

The family of convicted rapist-killer Antonio Sanchez wasn’t the only one who tried to seek the legal help of their former lawyer, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo.   Read more »

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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'

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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 »