The Philippine Online Chronicles

1. Andal Jr. pleads ‘not guilty’ to 15 more murder charges
(Breaking News/Breaking Stories)

The Maguindanao Massacre trial continued today with primary suspect Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. pleading "not guilty" to an additional 15 murder charges brought to Manila from the Cotabato City ...

2. Mangudadatu takes the stand at Massacre trial
(Breaking News/Maguindanao)

Wednesday’s continuation of the Maguindanao Massacre trial found Maguindanao politician Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu taking the stand to relate how several high-ranking government officials tried to dissuade ...

3. Key massacre witness 'in good hands' – DOJ
(Breaking News/Maguindanao)

One of the witnesses to the Maguindanao Massacre went missing from his quarters in Came Crame, Quezon City last Friday, but is now “in good hands” according to Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera. Police ...

4. Potential witness to Maguindanao massacre missing
(Breaking News/Maguindanao)

Reports that Senior Inspector Ariel Diongon, a potential witness to the Maguindanao massacre, went missing after he escaped custody last Friday and has not been seen since, were confirmed by Philippine ...

5. Maguindanao Massacre victims’ kin undergo therapy
(Breaking News/Breaking Stories)

It has been two months since the brutal elections-related slaying of 53 people in Ampatuan, Maguindanao. While the trial against primary suspect Andal Ampatuan Jr. continues, the VERA Files reports that ...

6. Maguindanao Massacre video shown at trial
(Breaking News/Breaking Stories)

Two 90-minute-long videos of the salvaging operations undertaken in Ampatuan, Maguindanao to retrieve the bodies of the 52 killed in November 23 last year were shown at court yesterday for the trial of ...

7. Is Gibo Teodoro Ready To Lead?
(Blog Watch/Commentaries)

... colegues who have been delinquent? It was also during his tenure as Defense Secretary that the Maguindanao Massacre occurred.  At face value it may seem irrelevant to associate that blood with a defense ...

8. The mouthpiece is now silent
(Politi-Ko/Politiko Features)

... were always topics of discussions and parodies in social netwoks and blogs. In a recent post, reacting to Remonde’s statements on the Maguindanao Massacre, Pedestrian Observer said, “the sight of Cerge ...

9. The presidential candidates’ forum on foreign policy and other issues
(Blog Watch/Features)

... regarding five major issues, herein quoted, to wit: The Maguindanao massacre and the wider challenge of peace in the Philippine South – If elected President, what policies and programs will the candidate ...

10. Survey says RP 'partly free'
(Breaking News/World)

... trafficking and forced labor on women as something that “exacerbates the problem.” The summary, however, did not mention the Maguindanao massacre of November 2009, which was considered as the most brutal ...

11. The man and the mission
(Blog Watch/Commentaries)

... officials keep their private armies and use these as fodder against insurgent and secessionist groups. Never mind if they commit massacres like what happened in Maguindanao, fact is, for as long as there ...

12. Guns, Goons and Glory
(Politi-Ko/Politiko Features)

... commission, which was created through Administrative Order No. 275 issued last Dec. 8, stemmed from the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao by suspected armed men of the Ampatuan clan, GMANews.tv reported. ...

13. MMCD Statement on Maguindanao Massacre
(Parokya Sa Web/Angelus Notes...Angelus Tones)

The Movement for Muslim Christian Dialogue (MMCD), an interreligious movement of Muslims and Christians, joins the call of the Filipino people in condemning the massacre in Maguindanao that has claimed ...

14. Ampatuan bail hearing today
(Breaking News/Breaking Stories)

The Maguindanao Massacre trial resumed today with a hearing on primary suspect Andal Ampatuan Jr.’s petition for bail. "Prosecutors are to offer witnesses to show that the evidence against Andal is strong," ...

15. Muslim-Christian Solidarity Walk and Prayer for Peace
(Parokya Sa Web/Angelus Notes...Angelus Tones)

... Maguindanao massacre is a complex problem. While we condemn the perpetrators of the crime, we also caution against the very real tendency to buy and support simplistic interpretations and solutions. Prejudice ...

16. Are Pinoys ready for a new kind of politics?
(Blog Watch/Commentaries)

... and the stronghold of the Ampatuans in Maguindanao are only side stories to the bigger picture of the kind of politics we have in the country. There is something grievously and monstrously wrong ...

17. Arroyo administration rating plunges lowest – SWS
(Breaking News/Politics)

... to the victims of the November 23 Maguindanao massacre. This, according to them, explains the “poor” satisfaction rating of the Arroyo administration. “Our people will no longer tolerate a repetition ...

18. Remember, remember 2009 November
(Year in POCus/Look back)

... endangered species A lot of things happened in November, but they were all eclipsed by the [[Maguindanao Massacre]], which occurred on the 23rd. The nation and the world watched in horror as ...

19. Because nine years is enough
(Politi-Ko/Politiko Opinions)

... politics at its worst in recent years. The Maguindanao situation took an even more dangerous curve when Mrs. Arroyo declared martial law in the province as per Proclamation 1959 – with its motives misleading ...

20. Villar speaks out against NP slays
(Breaking News/Breaking Stories)

... in the case of the [[Maguindanao Massacre]]. “Authorities should move fast and do something about the incidents,” he said. “As the weather heats up, so does the election. If the killings continue, this ...