MERGED: Maguindanao Massacre and related events

[markee5]

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grabeha sad ani uyyy... no mercy man kaau...

[XYZaL]

Bai, taw sad ni GMA ang mga MANGUDADATU clan.....

yes they are in the same party, they help GMA, even in some part of Sultan Kudarat an lugar ni mangudadatu zero si FPJ, even amo mga kaila nangita sa ila vote that time, kay ila gi vote si FPJ pero sa tally zero sya.

unsa on taman na kay mag unay man jud na sila pirmi, same sila religion pero sila ra ang nag pinatyanay, karun lang jud na publicize ug in ani kay daghan na apil na walay labot.

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Sus maryosep, ang mga babae gipang-rape pa gyud diay sa wala pa gi-patay!

[istoryaaah]

Philippines massacre: State of emergency declared, but will Arroyo pursue justice?


Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared a state of emergency for parts of the southern island of Mindanao on Tuesday, after a political massacre there left at least 46 people dead.



But her strong response came amid widespread questions over whether action will be put to her words. The murders are alleged to have been arranged by one of her political allies and the Philippines has a long-standing culture of impunity for political violence.
"The government definitely has the numbers but not the political will," says Vilnor Papa, Philippine campaign manager of Amnesty International. "We have political killings. We have summary executions. This is a culture of impunity. You have seen how people from the military have gotten away with murder."



But while political murders are common in the Philippines, this was an extraordinary outrage – a brazen daylight attack in front of witnesses and with apparently no threat from police. At least a dozen of the victims were local journalists.



The killers were alleged, according to eyewitness reports broadcast on Philippine radio and television stations, to be under orders from Andal Ampatuan Jr., mayor of a town that bears his family name. The victims were stopped in Ampatuan, herded several miles away, and shot.
The victims had been on their way to enter the name of Ismael Mangudadatu, the vice mayor of another town, as a candidate for governor. Mr. Ampatuan is vying to succeed his father, Andal Sr., as governor of the province of Maguindanao. Mr. Mangudadatu was not among the victims.


The Ampatuan family are local warlords accustomed to winning elections, in part thanks to their close relationship with Arroyo and the military. The family helped her win the vast majority of votes in the province in the 2004 presidential election. Arroyo won 100 percent of the votes in some towns in the province and at some polling stations the number of votes for Arroyo exceeded the number of registered voters.



Political warfare


On a broader level, the massacre reflected the constant struggles among factions and families. In a region that was barely subdued by the Spanish and then the Americans, warlordism has replaced feudalism, with different groups fighting for political perks and payoffs.
Ampatuan's gubernatorial rival Mangudadatu is the doyen of another powerful local family and had refused to stand down amid reported threats against his life. Thinking gunmen would be reluctant to shoot women and journalists, he sent them in a convoy to register his candidacy. His wife and two sisters were among the dead.



Arroyo's government Tuesday took pains to distance itself from the Ampatuans, denouncing the killings as "unconscionable" and declaring that no one was "untouchable." The national police chief dismissed Provincial Police Chief Zukarno Adil Dicay and three other officers. National Police spokesman Leonardo Espina told local media that Mr. Dicay had been seen with some of the gunmen earlier on Monday, before the assault.



But strong words and highly publicized manhunts have become common after political killings in the Philippines, while successful prosecutions have been rare. Some analysts are convinced the Ampatuan family will remain in power.
The fact that the government has a large number of troops in the area adds to the mystique of impunity.



Arroyo has had to make compromises with Muslim family leaders throughout the region while soldiers pursued elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, deeply ensconced in the province.
"The area is highly militarized," says Satur Ocampo, a longtime foe of the government who now serves as deputy leader of the opposition in the Philippines House of Representatives. "There's a high level of troops there. The Philippine National Police was on alert, but it's quite apparent they were unable to prevent this massacre."



Arroyo may face greater pressure to pursue justice in this case because of the uproar it has created. Since so many local journalists were killed, the government is under fire not only from the Philippines' National Union of Journalists but also from international organizations such as Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists.



"There is pressure from all sectors for the government to do something," says Girlie Padilla, secretary general of the Ecumenical Movement for Justice and Peace.
Still, Ms. Padilla has doubts. "Will they cover up for the ally who did the killings?" she asks. "That would show they would do anything to cover up for this group. We will have a hard time getting justice."

Philippines massacre: State of emergency declared, but will Arroyo pursue justice? | csmonitor.com

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This incident is not an isolated case. Its a plague rotting the Philippine government and if you keep on feeding these people some power. You might find your family one day drenched in their own blood. You think these kind of people care for you? would serve you? would die for you?

These people are demons and the hunger for power has made their demonic incests a burning passion...

You think these type of people will protect you?
Aquino - Conguangco - Estrada - Arroyo

Savor your votes and denounce political dynasty.... why the heck would you kill innocent women and children for....

[istoryaaah]

The province of Maguindanao is considered as the 3rd poorest province in the country....

Can you really tell by looking at this poor guy's face...?



Yes.... this guy is the governor of the 3rd poorest province in the country... Fat cheeky poor guy...

and this guy lives in a very poor house...

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Philippines massacre: State of emergency declared, but will Arroyo pursue justice? | csmonitor.com

You also would like to know his "poor" father...



another FAT Cheeky guy....

hmm... if their poor continuents look like these 2 guys then I'd love to live in this poor province of maguindano. Where the poor guys look like well-fed fat cheeky pigs inside a big fat 50M worth of a mansion...

only in the Philippines...

[orlyboy78]

mao jud....sla ang mga haring gangis sa maguindanao.....ug pinaka delikado sa family sa sa maguindanao ang mga ampatuan.....mangudadatu is a good politician.....coz i once live n the province of Sultan Kudarat

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AMPATUAN, Philippines – The Philippine president placed two southern provinces under emergency rule Tuesday as security forces unearthed more bodies, pushing the death toll to 46 in some of the deadliest election violence in the nation's history. Police and soldiers found 22 bodies in a hillside mass grave Tuesday, adding to the 24 bullet-riddled bodies recovered near the scene of Monday's massacre in Maguindanao province, said Chief Superintendent Josefino Cataluna of the Central Mindanao region.


Philippines' deadliest massacre tests government - Yahoo! News


This is just horrible..

[KASAAC]

^hala grabeha sa patay oi tsk tsk pastilana jud

[almarx]

grabeha ani oiz .grakrakan man.

[choyan]

grabiha jud.. sikat napud kay ta ani..