He will directly appeal the verdict to the Court of Appeals. @PhilippineStar @onenewsph Former Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao Mayor Anwar Ampatuan Sr. and his sons Anwar Jr. and Anwar Sajid appeal ...

The bodies of the victims were found buried in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao province. Reacting to the verdict, Human Rights Watch said it would "help provide justice to the families of the ...

“This is momentous verdict should help provide justice to ... eight have died during the long procedures, including Andal Ampatuan Sr. Some 80 suspects still remain at large.

On Thursday, eight members of the influential Ampatuan family were among 28 people sentenced to life imprisonment on multiple counts of murder, in a complicated verdict involving 101 defendants.

MANILA, Philippines–After almost 10 years of trial, the Maguindanao massacre case verdict has been laid down and the Quezon City Regional Trial Court has found Datu Andal Ampatuan Jr., a former ...

The Ampatuans deny all charges and said they would appeal against the verdict. Other suspects, who were ordered by the Ampatuan family to carry out the killings, received sentences of between six ...

While the families welcomed the verdict, most said they would have been happier had more Ampatuans been convicted for the crime. Among others, the court found Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr ...

Andal Ampatuan Jr, centre ... “We expect a conviction on the 58 counts of murder. But what kind of verdict – it may not be commensurate to the crime. What if it’s a verdict of 10-15 years ...

Family patriarch Andal Ampatuan Sr., another suspected architect ... Human Rights Watch said the verdict would help as they work to gain greater accountability for rights abuses in the Philippines.

"The case was raffled off to Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes in December 2009 after Judge Luisito Cortez refused to take it on out of fear for his and his family’s safety. " ...

In a 66-page decision promulgated on October 18, the Sandiganbayan sentenced Ampatuan an indeterminate penalty of imprisonment ranging from 8 years and 1 month up to 12 years for violating Section ...

“This is momentous verdict should help provide justice to ... eight have died during the long procedures, including Andal Ampatuan Sr. Some 80 suspects still remain at large.