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(Eagle News)–The Palace has vowed to give justice to the victims of the Maguindanao massacre the period since the crime was committed entered its tenth year. “We join our people in commemorating this tragic day in our history..,” Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, the “Duterte administration remains resolute in giving justice to the victims and their families, as well as the maintenance of the protection of all media practitioners.” […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday, Aug. 22, defended the prosecutors who have come under fire after a court granted the motion of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan for him to be allowed to attend his daughter’s wedding. “The prosecution vigorously opposed Zaldy Ampatuan’s motion for a furlough…,” Guevarra said. According to Guevarra, the court, however, granted Ampatuan’s motion “for humanitarian reasons.” On Tuesday, Ampatuan attended his daughter’s wedding […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s denial of the bid of former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan, a primary accused in the Maguindanao massacre in 2009, to be granted bail. Citing lack of merit, the special eighth division of the appellate court, in a 23-page decision, denied Ampatuan’s petition for certioriari seeking for the annulment and the setting aside of the September 15, 2015 joint order […]
