The Maguindanao massacre (also known as the Ampatuan massacre, named after the town where mass graves of victims were found) [5] occurred on the morning of November 23, 2009, in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao, Philippines (now located in Maguindanao del Sur).

Dec 18, 2019 · On Nov. 23, 2009, 58 persons were killed in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province. The victims included 32 journalists and media workers, two lawyers, six motorists passing the same route, and the wife and sisters of Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu, at that time the vice-mayor of Buluan town in Maguindanao.

Dec 19, 2019 · Andal Ampatuan Jr, a town mayor in Maguindanao province in Mindanao island, and several of his politically powerful relatives, stand accused of killing 58 people, including family members of...

Dec 19, 2019 · Five members of the clan, including brothers Andal Ampatuan Jr and Zaldy Ampatuan, were sentenced to life in prison. A third brother was acquitted. The case was seen as a test of the integrity...

Dec 6, 2019 · The massacre claimed nearly an entire generation of journalists from the small print and broadcast communities of General Santos, Koronadal City, and nearby areas. At least 22 of the 31 fatalities were married and had children, indicating an enormous need for continuing humanitarian assistance ...

Nov 22, 2010 · GMANews.TV offers an updated interactive map and timeline of the Ampatuan massacre, exactly one year after it claimed 58 lives--57 confirmed dead and a 58th still missing but presumed dead--along an off-road hillside in Sitio Masalay, Barangay Salman, Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province.

Dec 18, 2019 · On November 23, 2009, 58 people were killed in the town of Ampatuan, in the southern province of Maguindanao. Their bodies were buried in three shallow graves on a hilltop. The wife and...

Nov 23, 2024 · Below is a playlist of PCIJ documentaries on the Ampatuan Massacre of Nov. 23, 2009, as well as on the Ampatuan clan, whose scions were found guilty in the murder of 58 persons, including 32 journalists and media workers.

Nov 23, 2024 · On the 15th anniversary of the Ampatuan massacre — the deadliest single attack on journalists in world history during which 32 media professionals were killed — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the government to take decisive action to end impunity for crimes against the press.

Dec 19, 2019 · Five members of the clan, including brothers Andal Ampatuan Jr and Zaldy Ampatuan, were sentenced to life in prison. A third brother was acquitted. The case was seen as a test of the integrity...