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MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE: MANY SUSPECTS STILL AT LARGE

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PTFoMS vows to pursue killers

MANILA – The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) on Tuesday said it is one with the nation in commemorating the Maguindanao massacre, which it tagged as one of the darkest moments in Philippine history and vowed to capture all suspects who are still at large.“We shall… Read More

Duterte admin to continue upholding press freedom: Nograles

MANILA – The Duterte administration will continue upholding press freedom, Malacañang said on Tuesday as the country commemorates the 12th year of the infamous Maguindanao massacre.In a Palace press briefing, Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles pointed… Read More

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PTFoMS in relentless efforts to arrest the remaining suspects in Maguindanao Massacre

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AMPATUAN MASSACRE VERDICT. The legal counsels (foreground) and the accused in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case await the verdict at the Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City on Dec. 19, 2019. The Presidential Task Force on Media Security on Saturday (Dec. 19, 2020), commemorated the landmark decision of Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 Presiding Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes who found 197 accused guilty, including eight members of the Ampatuan clan, for the gruesome murder of 58 people, including 32 media workers, on Nov. 29, 2009 in Ampatuan, Maguindanao. (Screengrab from PTV-4)

PTFoMS observes landmark conviction of Ampatuan massacre suspects

 December 20, 2020

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to heed the cries for justice of the victims’ real families and colleagues by classifying the case as resolved.

The PTFoMS made the statement… Read More

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MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE: Fight for ‘full justice’ continues

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Fight for ‘full justice’ continues for massacre victims

 November 23, 2020

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The families of journalists here, who were killed in the grisly Ampatuan massacre on Nov. 23, 2009, vowed on Monday to sustain the fight for “full justice” for the victims — no matter how long it will take.The victims’ families reiterated the commitment… Read More

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Philippines no longer in list of top 5 worst countries for journalists

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An incontrovertible demonstration and validation of the government’s unfeigned dedication to safeguarding press freedom and protecting the life, liberty, and security of media workers in the country amid huge challenges

The Philippines is finally out of the top five worst countries for journalists and was declared the “biggest mover” in the Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) Global Impunity Index (GII) released on Thursday, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS)… Read More

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MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE CLOSURE SHOWS JUSTICE WORKING FOR PRESS FREEDOM

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UNESCO classifies Ampatuan massacre case ‘resolved’

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially classified the Ampatuan massacre as “resolved”, proof that the country’s justice system in safeguarding press freedom is truly working under the Duterte administration.

THE MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE by the Durian Post

Moez Chackchouk, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, announced this in his letter to Ambassador Theresa Lazaro, acknowledging the concrete efforts of the government in bringing to justice the suspects in the 2009 massacre. Read More

THE MURDERERS by the Durian Post

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MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE: P155.6 MILLION FOR VICTIMS’ KIN

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The court has ordered members of the Ampatuan clan found guilty in the Maguindanao Massacre to pay a total of P155.6 -M to the heirs or next of kin of the victims of the mass murder in Maguindanao in 2009.

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JUSTICE SERVED. Relatives of the Maguindanao massacre victims accompanied by lawyer Harry Roque (3rd from right) flash the victory sign after the promulgation of the decision on the case in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City on Thursday (Dec. 19, 2019). A decade after the incident, the Quezon City Regional Trial Court found Datu Andal Unsay Ampatuan, Jr., Zaldy Ampatuan, Anwar Ampatuan, Sr., and several others guilty of 57 counts of murder and were sentenced to reclusion perpetua (up to 40 years imprisonment). (PNA photo by Joey Razon)

The beneficiaries of the 57 victims, including 32 journalists, are entitled to damages ranging from P350,000 to P23.5 million as part of the guilty verdict on the main perpetrators of the crime led by Andal Ampatuan Jr. and Zaldy Ampatuan and three other members of the Ampatuan clan.
Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 Judge Joce­lyn Solis-Reyes, in her 761-page decision promulgated Thursday, sentenced the principal convicts to life in prison without parole and ordered them to pay a total of over P155.6 million in damages to the heirs of  victims. READ MOREREAD MORE

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PRO-12 vows to protect kin of Ampatuan massacre victims

AMPATUAN BROTHERS GUILTY IN MAGUINDANAO MASSACRE