By Azer Parrocha PNA photo MANILA (Philippines News Agency) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday remembered the heroism of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF) troops who were killed in a botched counterterrorism operation in Mamasapano, Maguindanao six years ago, saying that the country owed their families a debt of gratitude that cannot be repaid. In … Continue reading
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Army links BIFF to Maguindanao mayor’s ambush, harassment
By Edwin Fernandez and Noel Punzalan EVACUEES. Some of the displaced families who left their homes in Barangay Itaw, South Upi, Maguindanao following the harassment by BIFF gunmen in their village on New Year’s Day. The evacuees have started returning home Monday (Jan. 4, 2020) after military troopers have been detailed in the area. (Photo courtesy of … Continue reading
Another Maguindanao massacre fugitive nabbed
Another Maguindanao massacre fugitive nabbed By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos MANILA (Philippines News Agency) — Another fugitive in the decade-old Maguindanao massacre case was arrested on Thursday, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) announced. Over 10 years after evading arrest, Gambayan Kasim, alias Lori Arip, was apprehended at his home in Shariff Aguak in … Continue reading
Int’l community lauds Maguindanao Massacre decision
Int’l community lauds Maguindanao Massacre decisionBy Joyce Ann L. Rocamora December 20, 2019, 9:14 pmShare MANILA — The European Union (EU), including some Western nations, has welcomed the verdict against the principal suspects in the Maguindanao massacre case. “Justice has been served for the victims and families of the Maguindanao Massacre,” the EU delegation in … Continue reading
Kin of Ampatuan massacre victims relieved, surprised with verdict
Kin of Ampatuan massacre victims relieved, surprised with verdict By Richelyn Gubalani GENERAL SANTOS CITY (Philippines News Agency) — A tense silence gripped the crowd inside a chapel at the old Catholic parish novitiate here as the guilty verdict was finally meted on Thursday morning against the principal suspects in the grisly Ampatuan massacre. The … Continue reading
Maguindanao massacre victims’ kin hail court’s guilty verdict
Maguindanao massacre victims’ kin hail court’s guilty verdict By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan MANILA — The long wait for justice has come to an end for the families of the 57 victims, mostly journalists, of the Maguindanao massacre on Thursday. Maguindanao 2nd District Rep. Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu said the decision was fair despite acquitting former acting Maguindanao … Continue reading
Maguindanao and the stigma of ‘Ampatuan massacre’
Maguindanao and the stigma of ‘Ampatuan massacre’ By Noel Punzalan COTABATO CITY (Philippines News Agency) – The Maguindanao massacre, also known as the Ampatuan massacre, took place 10 years ago but the trauma it brought remains in the hearts and minds of Maguindanaons. To date, development continues to pour into Maguindanao, with regional and local … Continue reading
Maguindanao village chief, wife arrested for drugs
Maguindanao village chief, wife arrested for drugs By Noel Punzalan and Edwin Fernandez KIDAPAWAN CITY (Philippines News Agency) – Authorities arrested on Monday a newly-elected village chair of Maguindanao, his wife, and two aides, during an anti-drugs operation in Kabacan, North Cotabato. Personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Region 12 (PDEA-12) and in … Continue reading
Civilians turn over BIFF bombs to Army
Civilians turn over BIFF bombs to Army By Noel Punzalan CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao (Philippines News Agency) — Civilians in a conflict-affected area in Maguindanao are helping government forces clear their communities of improvised bombs from an ISIS-inspired group, the Army here said. Lt. Colonel Gerry Besana, chief of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID) … Continue reading
Dispatches: Military Abuses in Southern Philippines; Military operations are `the main driving factor of displacement’ in Maguindanao
Dispatches: Military Abuses in Southern Philippines Military operations are “the main driving factor of displacement” in Maguindanao By Carlos H. Conde Human Rights Watch Here’s a snapshot of the plight of tens of thousands of internally displaced people in the Philippine province of Maguindanao after an anti-insurgent military operation: women, children, and the elderly endure … Continue reading
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