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Andal Ampatuan Jr., center, is a principal suspect in a 2009 massacre that killed 57 political rivals and journalists. Pic: AP News

32nd media victim of Ampatuan massacre: Momay case finally gains ground

By Edwin Espejo Sat, Mar 24, 2012 8:58AM UTC View Comments

The Filipino Department of Justice finally began its preliminary investigation into murder of the 32ndvictim of the 23 November 2009 Ampatuan massacre with a hearing at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig, this Thursday,March 22. The case of Reynaldo ‘Bebot’ Momay, whose body has yet to be found, is the last among the 58 victims...

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The Ampatuan deal: Impunity alive and kicking in the Philippines

By James Cordova Thu, Jul 21, 2011 7:52PM UTC View Comments

If there’s any doubt that impunity is alive and well in the Philippines, look no farther than the presidential palace, where Benigno S. Aquio III, the son of democracy icons Corazon Aquino and Ninoy Aquino, now presides. In the past few weeks, Filipinos were once again confronted with the spectacle of a government kowtowing with...

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Philippine massacre: Ampatuans try to save their skin

By James Cordova Fri, Jul 15, 2011 1:38PM UTC View Comments

Zaldy Ampatuan, former governor of a Muslim region in the southern Philippines who is among the members of Ampatuan clan implicated in the notorious Ampatuan massacre in November 2009, wants to testify against anomalies and fraud allegedly committed by the administration of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Zaldy Ampatuan dropped this bombshell along with his supposed...

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The Ampatuans did it, suspect now says

By Edwin Espejo Tue, Jul 12, 2011 12:14PM UTC View Comments

In a sudden twist of events, one of the principal suspects in the worst single act of violence in Philippine politics pointed to his father and brother as the masterminds behind the gruesome massacre of 57 people, 32 of them journalists and media workers. The Philippine media reported Monday that former Autonomous Region in Muslim...

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Philippine massacre trial to be on live webcast

By AP News Wed, Jun 22, 2011 11:42AM UTC View Comments

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a live video webcast of the trial of members of a political clan accused in the massacre of 57 people, including 31 journalists. It is the first time the tribunal has allowed real-time coverage of court proceedings via the Internet, and the trial to...

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