Ampatuan Trial update: ‘UNSAY’ TRIAL ON MERITS RESUMES

THE PROSECUTION concluded its presentation of evidence in the bail proceedings for the primary accused in the Ampatuan Massacre last Jan. 26. Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes of Branch 221 of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court had resumed hearings on Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr.’s petitions for bail last December...

Maguindanao Massacre: One year after

 Above is a documentary by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism on the Ampatuan (Maguindanao) Massacre.

Ampatuan Massacre commemoration on PJR Reports’ November-December issue

Nov. 23, 2010 marked the first year since what has been known as the single worst case of political violence against Filipino journalists in recent years, the Ampatuan Massacre. The media community, including local and foreign journalists and students of the media, gathered at the historic Chino Roces (Mendiola)...

Remembering the Ampatuan Massacre

The November 23 Movement and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines released a series of public service announcements in commemoration of the first year anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre. The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility is a member of the November 23 Movement, which was organized...

CPJ’s “In Pursuit of Justice”

Below is a video on the developments in the Ampatuan Massacre case released by the New York-based press freedom group Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Video Report: Impunity on trial in the Philippines from Committee to Protect Journalists on Vimeo.

Victims’ families commemorate the first year anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre

The first year anniversary commemoration of the Ampatuan Massacre in Mendiola

RSF’s Tribute to the Ampatuan Massacre victims

To pay tribute to the victims of the Ampatuan, Maguindanao massacre, the Paris-based press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF – Reporters Sans Frontieres) posted last 22 November 2010 a video showcasing the families the victims left behind.

Ending Impunity

Statement of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility in commemoration of the  first anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre THE 2009 Ampatuan Massacre of 58 men and women including 32 journalists was a reminder and a warning to both the Philippine press and the entire country. The Philippines is...

Ampatuan Trial Update: Diongon tells the stories behind his five affidavits

“Bawat affidavit ay may istorya (Every affidavit has a story behind it).” A Police Inspector who was among those manning the checkpoint that stopped the Manugdadatu convoy of 58 people admitted that he fabricated some of the details of his first affidavit. Rex Diongon, whom the prosecution wants to...