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IBP Notes on the Maguindanao murder trial: February 10

10 February 2010 The hearing, which was held at the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, was called to order at 9:00 o’clock in the morning. Present were State Prosecutors Fadullon, Navera and Dacera, and private prosecutors Oquendo, Principe, Quinsayas, Roque and Santos. Atty. Sigfrid Fortun...

(Updated) Events in the Multiple Murder Case against the Ampatuans for the November 23 Maguindanao massacre

DATE A TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN THE MULTIPLE MURDER CASE AGAINST THE AMPATUANS AND OTHER ALLEGED CONSPIRATORS FOR THE NOVEMBER 23 MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE YEAR 2009 November 26 Datu Andal “Unsay” U. Ampatuan Jr. undergoes Inquest proceedings at the Gen. Santos City airport before being transported to Manila. December 1...

November 23 massacre update: Bail hearing for Maguindanao massacre reset

CMFR/PHILIPPINES – To enable the court to consolidate the murder charges against 196 other people with the ongoing murder case against prime suspect Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr., the prosecution and defense panels agreed to reset the hearing on Ampatuan’s petition for bail to 24 February 2010. The hearings scheduled...

November 23 massacre update: Autopsy shows perpetrators’ intent to kill

A MEDICO-LEGAL officer of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) testified in court that the perpetrators did intend to kill the victims in the southern Philippines’ November 23 massacre as the defense lawyer tried to destroy the witness’ credibility by questioning his expertise. During the fifth bail hearing last...

The Maguindanao Massacre: LEGAL UPDATE as of January 7, 2010

Two cases arose out of the November 23, 2009 Maguindanao Massacre in which fifty-seven (57) bodies were recovered from the hills of Barangay Salman, Ampatuan, Maguindanao. These cases are Multiple Murder and Rebellion.

Transfer of venue of case against alleged masterminds in Esperat murder granted

CMFR/PHILIPPINES-The venue of the case against the alleged masterminds in the killing of Sultan Kudarat-based journalist Marlene Esperat has been transferred to Makati City with the Philippine Supreme Court’s grant of a petition for the change. The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) received a copy of the...

Batul, Third Journalist Killed in 40-Day Period — FFFJ

As we prepare to bury yet another colleague felled by bullets, we are at the same time alarmed that Palawan radio commentator Fernando ‘Dong’ Batul, was the third victim in just a span of 40 days, to be killed because of his work as a journalist. The popular Palawan...

Whitewashing the Esperat case

Is the Department of Justice (DOJ) aiding and abetting the guilty? The DOJ endorsed the dismissal of the case against the suspected masterminds in the 24 March 2005 slay of columnist Marlene Esperat, even as a court ruled its reinvestigation unauthorized. Riding on a controversial prosecutor’s findings of the...