Ampatuan Massacre (A political related killings?)
I am writing this in RED as this will be my protest against dirty politics in the Philippines. I questioned myself on why this things happened in my motherland. Even the media personal are victimized by this gruesome killing when they are only there just to do their job also passersby whos at the wrong place and at the wrong time.
Ang pigiging politko ba ay para lang mag karoon ng POWER sa kanyang nasasakupan? Ito ba ya isang paraan para maging untouchable at magkaroon ng karapatan para makapag tayo ng private army? Ito ba ay makapagbibigay ng magandang kinabukasan sa kanyang nasasakupan? O, ito ba ay makakabibigay sa iyo ng karapatan para basta ka na lang pumatay para lang wala kang makalaban sa eleksyon? ilan lang ito sa mga tanong ko na gusto ko sanang masagot ng kahit na sinong pilitiko sa Pilipinas.
Sa loob ng mga nagdaang araw ay parang wala pa ring nangyayari, may mga nagsasabi na kung sino ang may sala pero ano pa ba at bakit kinakailangan pa daw ng marami pang ebedensya, hindi pa ba ebendensya ang mga nakikita natin? kulang pa ba ang mga iniharap na nag papatunay kung sino ang nasa likod ng karumaldumal na krimen?
Habang sinusulat ko nga ito ay hindi ko pa rin alam kung papaano ko ito uumpisahan dahil hindi ko matangap ang karumaldumal at napakangingilabot na tanawin ang aking nakita at napanood sa telebisyon at sa dyaryo. Hindi ko maisip kung papaano nila ito nagawa, pinag babaril na tinaga pa at may nagsabing binaboy pa ang mga kababaihan.
Tatapusin kong muli sa pamamagitan ng mga tanong. Bakit di pa rin maaresto ang itinuturong maypakana nito? ano ba ang motibo sa pag patay sa mga biktima? Sa mga namumuno, May pinoprotekahan ba kayo kung kayat mabagal ang imbetigasyon?
The Victims
The convoy consisted of six vehicles.
The Mangudadatus
Genalyn Tiamson - Mangudadatu wife of Ismael Mangudadatu
Eden Mangudadatu - Municipal Mayor of Mangudadatu, Maguindanao, sister of Ismael Mangudadatu
Rowena Mangudadatu
Manguba Mangudadatu - aunt of Ismael Mangudadatu
Faridah Sabdulah
Farida Mangudadatu - youngest sister of Ismael Mangudadatu
Farina Manguidadatu
Concepcion “Connie” Brizuela 56, lawyer
Cynthia Oquendo 35, lawyer
Cynthia Oquendo's father
Rasul Daud - driver of Pax Mangadadatu
Journalists
Thirty-four journalists are known to have been abducted and killed in the massacre, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Only 25 have been positively identified so far.
Henry Araneta - DZRH
Alejandro “Bong” Reblando - Manila Bulletin correspondent
Nap Salaysay - DZRO manager
Bart Maravilla - Bombo Radyo of Koronadal City
Jhoy Dojay - Goldstar Daily
Andy Teodoro - Mindanao Examiner Central Mindanao Inquirer
Ian Subang - Mindanao Focus, a General Santos City-based weekly community newspaper
Leah Dalmacio - Mindanao Focus
Gina Dela Cruz - Mindanao Focus
Maritess Cablitas - Mindanao Focus
Neneng Montano - Saksi weekly newspaper
Victor Nuñez - UNTV
Macario "Macmac" Arriola - UNTV cameraman
Humberto Mumay - Koronadal City-based journalist
Rey Merisco - Koronadal City-based journalist
Ronnie Perante - Koronadal City-based journalist
Jun Legarta - Koronadal City-based journalist
Val Cachuela - Koronadal City-based journalist
Joel Parcon - freelance journalist
Noel Decena - freelance journalist
John Caniba - freelance journalist
Art Belia - freelance journalist
Ranie Razon - freelance journalist
Red Toyota Vios
Number of casualties: 5. They were supposedly mistaken as part of the convoy.
Eduardo Lechonsito - Tacurong City government employee
Cecille Lechonsito - wife of Eduardo Lechonsito
Mercy Palabrica - co-worker of Eduardo Lechonsito
Daryll delos Reyes - co-worker of Eduardo Lechonsito
Wilhelm Palabrica - driver
( victims names courtesy of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maguindanao_massacre )
