Today, hundreds of Filipino journalists and activists march to protest the Ampatuan massacre, in which 57 people — 31 of them journalists — were slaughtered in the worst election-related violence in the history of the Philippines. Follow today’s events through Bulatlat’s Twitter feeds and the occasional live video: Tell us what you think about the…
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‘Maguindanao Folk Live in Fear Because of Martial Law’
‘Maguindanao Folk Live in Fear’
Pooled Editorial: Blood in Her Hands
The perpetrators obviously thought that they could get away with their atrocity. The only possible explanation for such impunity is that these people were confident somebody higher up would protect them. We hold the regime of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo accountable for what happened in Ampatuan. It was her regime that had benefited from the reign of terror in Maguindanao. It was her regime that had encouraged and nurtured the violence that led to the massacre.
News in Pictures: Groups Slam Proclamation of Martial Law in Maguindanao
MANILA — After the brutal killings on Nov. 23, the province of Maguindanao is now under martial law. But only hours since the proclamation, the regime has faced various protests from progressive groups. On Saturday, at the Boy Scout Monument in Tomas Morato in Quezon City, more than a hundred protesters gathered to condemn the…
News in Pictures: Black Mark
A black ribbon placed by a reporter hangs from the last two digits of the street number at the gate of the Department of Foreign Affairs, symbolizing the number of media workers slain in the November 23 Ampatuan massacre in Maguindanao massacre (actually 31 media workers died). (Photo by Nonoy Espina) DFA reporters held a…
Bulatlat Live: Arroyo Declares Martial Law in Maguindanao
Breaking News: Arroyo Declares Martial Law in Maguindanao Share with Bulatlat’s readers what you think of martial-law declaration in Maguindanao
News in Pictures: Lights for Justice
Reporters covering the Department of Justice (top) and students of De La Salle University in Manila held separate candlelighting ceremonies on Wednesday, December 2, to honor the victims of the Ampatuan massacre and demand justice. (Photos courtesy of Nonoy Espina)
News in Pictures: Goodbye, Mom
Eldest daughter Sunshine bids goodbye to her mother, Lawyer Concepcion ‘Connie’ Brizuela. Brizuela was laid down to her final rest on Monday, November 30, in their residence in Del Carmen village, President Roxas town in North Cotabato. She was one of the victims of the gruesome massacre in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao. (davaotoday.com Photos by Barry…
Rage against impunity
The unchecked rule of political warlords like the Ampatuans, army and police units like those controlled by President Arroyo’s mistahs, and warmongers in government like General Hermogenes Esperon and National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales, make up a culture of tolerance for killings and contempt for the rule of law. Thus, this culture of impunity traces itself right back at the doorstep of Malacañang.
12 Journalists, Several Others Killed in Maguindanao Massacre
By CHERYLL D. FIEL
“The Ampatuan massacre goes beyond the issue of freedom of the press and of expression and strikes at the very foundations of democracy. This incident not only erases all doubts about the Philippines being the most dangerous country for journalists in the world, outside of Iraq, it could very well place the country on the map as a candidate for a failed democracy.”