Ampatuan massacre suspects arraigned for 58th murder case

CMFR/Philippines - Seventy-eight suspects in the Ampatuan massacre were arraigned at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court last 29 May 2013 for the murder of photojournalist Reynaldo Momay.

Ampatuan Massacre trial overview (Updated)

Ampatuan Massacre prosecutor fined for indirect contempt

A PRIVATE prosecutor in the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre trial has been found guilty of indirect contempt for distributing copies of a disbarment complaint against one of the defense lawyers representing the Ampatuans last 13 February 2013. However, the Supreme Court dismissed charges against journalists and media companies that reported...

Ampatuan Massacre trial updateJustice delayed

THE TRIAL of the accused killers and masterminds of the Ampatuan Massacre continued in 2012—but with hardly the kind of progress that press freedom groups and the families left behind by the 58 men and women killed Nov. 23 have been demanding.

Zaldy Ampatuan pleads not guilty to Ampatuan Massacre charges

CMFR/PHILIPPINES - A FORMER governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) accused of helping plan the November 23,2009 Ampatuan Massacre pleaded “not guilty” last 12 December 2012 during his arraignment for 57 counts of murder. Former ARMM Governor Zaldy Ampatuan is the third among the eight...

Supreme Court affirms indictment of two Ampatuans

The Philippine Supreme Court has reaffirmed the indictment of two primary suspects in the Ampatuan Massacre.

Table: Comparison of the June 14 2011 and October 23 2012 SC guidelines on video coverage of the Ampatuan Massacre trial

Below is a comparison of the June 2011 and October 2012 guidelines on the broadcast/video coverage of the Ampatuan Massacre trial. The Supreme Court released these guidelines in connection to petitions for live broadcast coverage of media organizations.  The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) is a signatory...

Zaldy Ampatuan’s petition denied with finality

The Supreme Court of the Philippines denied "with finality" the motion for reconsideration filed by one of the primary accused in the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre. The Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ) received a notice from the Supreme Court last 4 October 2012.

The Ampatuan Massacre: A thousand days after

By the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists With 32 journalists and media workers for victims, the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre catapulted the Philippines to the top of the list of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists. But with the total at 58 dead, 26...

Appellate court affirms indictment of another Ampatuan

The Court of Appeals (CA) in Manila affirmed last 28 June 2012 its decision denying the petition for certiorari filed by a member of the Ampatuan clan accused in the 23 November 2009 Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre case.