21 dead in Maguindanao massacre
At least 21 hostages were killed following abduction by gunmen in Maguindanao, the Philippines. Among the dead hostages is Genalyn Tiamzon Mangudadatu, the wife of a candidate for governor. Incumbent Andal Ampatuan has been blamed for this political motivated massacre.
UPDATES:
* Officials recovered 11 more bodies Wednesday — six in a large pit buried alongside three vehicles and five in a mass grave — bringing the death toll in Monday's attack on an election caravan to 57, including 18 journalists. Read Yahoo! News: Philippine massacre probe focuses on Arroyo ally
* Search teams pulled 24 more bodies out of shallow graves in the Philippines Tuesday bringing the death toll from a mass political killing a day earlier to 46, state-run media reported. Read CNN: Death toll rises in Philippines massacre
* Television station UNTV has that 4 of their employees were among those who were abducted and killed in election-related violence in Maguindanano, as the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) condemned the killings. Read UNTV confirms crew killed in Maguindanao massacre
The wife of a candidate for governor and an unconfirmed number of others were abducted Monday morning in the southern Philippines -- with at least 21 of them later killed, army officials said.
The woman was on her way to file her husband's nomination papers, when some 100 armed men abducted her and the others in Maguindanao province, said the candidate, Ibrahim Mangudadatu.
The number of people abducted remained unclear. Mangudadatu said he had a list of 36 who had been abducted, but a woman who was traveling with the convoy but left it prior to the abduction said as many as 65 people were in the group.
Army Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner said soldiers later recovered 21 bodies -- 13 women and eight men -- from the area where the abduction occurred.
Presidential Adviser on Mindanao Affairs Jesus Dureza has asked the government to place Maguindanao province under a state of emergency.
"This is a gruesome massacre of civilians unequaled in recent history. Even women and media men were not spared. There must be a total stop to this senseless violence," Dureza said told reporters.
Mangudadatu blamed the abduction on the person he is challenging for the governorship of Maguindanao: incumbent Andal Ampatuan, who has held control of the area for the past decade and is a long-time ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo.
The two are competing in elections that will be held on May 10. The governor could not be reached for comment.
Maguindanao is a Muslim autonomous region out of the control of the central government.
List of victims in Maguindanao massacre
Following is an initial list of those abducted and feared killed as provided by Maguindanao gubernatorial aspirant, Vice Mayor Ishmael “Toto” Mangudadatu of Buluan town:
1. Genalyn Tiamzon-Mangudadatu, the vice mayor’s wife
2. Eden Mangudadatu, the vice mayor’s sister and mayor of Mangudadatu town
3. Farida Sabdula, the vice mayor’s youngest sister
4. Rowena Mangudadatu
5. Manguba Mangudadatu
6. Farida Mangudadatu
7. Farina Manguidadatu
8. Lawyer Cynthia Oquendo
9. Oquendo’s father
10. Lawyer Connie Brizuela
11. Wahida Ali Kaliman
12. Zoraida Vernan
13. A certain Unto
14. Zaida Abdul
15. Pinky Balayman
16. Ella Balayman
17. Rahima Piopo
18. Meriam Calicol
Media practitioners:
19. Ian Tublan
20. Leah Dalmacio
21. Gina dela Cruz
22. Marites Cabutas
23. Bart Maravilla-Bombo Radyo Koronadal
24. Joy Duay
25. Henry Araneta-dzRH
26. Andy Teodoro
27. Bong Reblando, Manila Bulletin
28. Mac-mac Areola
29. Jimmy Cabillo
30. Nening Montaño-dxCP
31. Victor Nuñez
Drivers:
32. A certain Chito
33. Abdula Hajdi
34. Rasul Daud, driver of Rep. Pax Mangudadatu
35. Eugene Dohilyo
36. Patrick Pamansan
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1 comments:
MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE – JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL !!!!
Looking back to what had happened , it’s really TRAUMATIC to each and everyone of us,when PEOPLE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE can do such a GRUESOME/BARBARIC CRIME.As a woman myself, what they have done to the women-victims were INJUSTICE BEYOND WORDS.They all died because of people that have been so GREEDY WITH POWER .Whoever have orchestrated and have done this MUST PAY TO THEIR LAST DROP OF BLOOD.There must be more buried in their area ,if it wasn’t a blown up news- they’ll belonged to people that have been buried to unknown locations and the bereaved families that have lost their kins,friends will forever never see even their very bones.JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL,no one is excused for committing such a crime that shocked the whole world.It’s sad because not all people here in Mindanao are as HEARTLESS as those that have done it.We are PEACE LOVING AND HARDWORKING PEOPLE that just want to live in a PEACEFUL/CRIME-FREE ENVIRONMENT.Due to this ,our Mindanao will be SCARRED FOR LIFE and some people now thought that it’s unsafe to go here.
I have lived here for 41 years,my grandfather have never left our place – even died here ,because for him he had found the LAND OF PROMISE .He has chosen to live here with his family because he was charmed by the place,he served as the 1st Vice Mayor of a city here and he’ll always tell us that wherever we go we’ll always go back here in Mindanao.He has befriended Muslim clans because he got a farm planted with palm oil somewhere in Sultan Kudarat.There were tough times during his early years staying on that area but what had happened in Maguindanao was perhaps the worst in the history for it involved innocent people /hardworking people/women that were killed for a WHIM.
Everyone here wants JUSTICE for what they have caused us all.We all fear for our lives if these people can’t be all caught .They must pay for the crimes they have committed.
I do hope that there’ll be more evidences leading to the downfall of the people behind this UNFORGIVABLE CRIME OF A LIFETIME.
Praying for the bereaved families that they must find ways in accepting what had happened to their loved ones,for us living here in Mindanao,that we’ll be protected from abusive /heartless people that terrorizes our peaceful lives.
We must be vigilant at all times,because we never know what happens next.
Thanking people that have done their very best/worked hard to come out with an analysis that can be very vital/useful to unveil the REAL TRUTH behind this RUTHLESS CRIME.
written by : Rachel
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