
THE atrocious Maguindanao massacre, also known as the Ampatuans Slaughter Site, occurred on the morning of November 23, 2009, in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao province, on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The victims were about to file a certificate of candidacy for Esmael Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town. Mangudadatu was challenging Andal S. Ampatuan, Jr., son of the incumbent Maguindanao governor Datu Andal Ampatuan Sr., in the forthcoming Maguindanao gubernatorial election, part of the national elections in 2010. Those killed included Mangudadatu's wife, Genalyn Mangudadatu, his two sisters, lawyers, aides, and several journalists. November 23rd is now etched in the history of the province as the day of shameless ignominy. At crossing Salman along the national highway in broad daylight in the said municipality, the convoy was stopped including the other vehicles accidentally passing by that momentous time by hundreds of armed groups believed to be CVOs [civilian volunteer organizations] that included some officials of the PNP in the province and a local mayor positively identified by the Mangudadatu. The entire convoy was led to an open pit dug by the provincial engineering equipment. There the carnage began with brutality and no mercy for women, children, and the members of the media. The last vehicle in the convoy, delayed by few minutes, saw the whole gang stopping the convoy and made positive identification. It turned back with speed and asked <b>...</b>
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