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Maguindanao Massacre: Half a Year of Mourning for Justice by Jenny S. De Venecia May 29, 2010

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Maguindanao Massacre: Half a Year of Mourning for Justice

Published on May 29, 2010


To date, the Ampatuan massacre is still the worst political killing in the country with the most number of journalists/media practitioners killed in a single event.

By JENNY S. DE VENECIA
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Justice has been elusive for the families of the victims of the Maguindanao massacre and as the media marked the sixth month since the gruesome killings were committed, a lone and widowed wife joined as they continue to seek justice for the slain victims.

With their traditional black shirts, candles and banners demanding for justice, Editha Tiamzon, wife of UNTV driver Daniel Tiamzon, and journalists led by Malaya Business Insight, marched along Port Area, Manila, Sunday, May 23.
Despite the tremendous risk to her security, Editha still chose to participate in the event to continue the fight against the powerful Ampatuan clan. “If I won’t go out and shout for justice for the victims, these killings will be forgotten,” she said in Filipino during the program.

“It has been six months, my children and I are missing my husband,” Editha said. She said she will continue to fight for justice even if it takes a year for it to be served. “I am thanking everyone who is helping us, including the media people who have supported us since the beginning,” she added.

Karapatan and other media organizations namely the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP), Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ), Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR), Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and Kapisanan ng Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) also participated in the event.
The program commemorated the infamous Maguindanao massacre, in which 57 people were abducted and brutally killed last November 23, 2009 in the town of Ampatuan, Maguindanao. Among the victims were 32 journalists/media practitioners who escorted the wife and sisters of Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu in filing his certificate of candidacy for governor.

To date, the Ampatuan massacre is still the worst political killing in the country with the most number of journalists/media practitioners killed in a single event..... MORE    

SourceBulatlat.com

URL: http://www.bulatlat.com/main/2010/05/22/campaign-contributions-pre-programming-key-to-aquino-victory-sison/

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