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In the aftermath of Maguindanao massacre, international NGO urges steps toward justice, security, peace

The international outrage generated by last month’s massacre in Maguindanao of 57 men and women, half of them journalists, may offer opportunities to make progress in the areas of justice, security and peace, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group said in its latest update.

The Philippines: After the Maguindanao Massacre, the update briefing from the ICG, shows how the Nov. 23 killings were not the result of a clan feud, as widely reported, but of Manila’s deliberate nurturing of a ruthless warlord in exchange for votes.

“To call it a feud is to diminish the Arroyo administration’s role in allowing a local despot to indulge his greed and ambition, including through building up a private army in the name of fighting insurgents,” says Sidney Jones, senior adviser to Crisis Group’s Asia program.

The ICG is an international nongovernmental organization committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict.

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  1. Manila’s deliberate nurturing of a ruthless warlord in exchange for votes.

    mismo!

  2. rose rose

    Mukhang malaki ang paitulong nito organization sa paghananp ng justice s Pilipinas…sana nga at magkaroon naman tayo ng tunay na KKK..Katarungan, Katotohan at Kapayapaan…

  3. Rudolfo Rudolfo

    Ang International NGO, baka ito ang kasagutan o tugon sa mga panalangin ng mga pamilya ng Biktima sa Maguindanao Genocide, na gina-gawan ng remedyo ng mga 50-abogado ng mga Ampatuan-and-cohort or baby setters, and company…di sila dapat maligtas sa karumal-dumal na di-makaTAO-dimaka-Diyos, di-maka-bayang gawain ( lalo na ang abogadong Fortuno, ni Andal Jr. etc.. )…Tapusin na ang G. [Gonzales(s), dating DOG, at bagong hirang na DND,] G. ( Gibo and company sa pag-palaganap ng mga DND, mga baril, etc..) at
    G. [ Gobyernong, bunga sa Hello-Garci,Assperon,ina-gaw sa malinis na butuhan sa Maguindanao ]….totoo, dapat ay KKK [hindi, GGG ], Katarungan, Katapangan, Kalinis-linisan ng mga budhi ( bukod sa kapayapaan at katotohanan )…maraming International organization ang mag-bubuntutan dyan sa International-NGO na ito, na naka-abang at nag-mamasid…Lava ng Mayon Bulkan lamang, ang maka-pipigil dito, at ” Will ” ng Maykapal..Madaliin na, at huwag delay justice.

  4. Off-topic: thailand is beeter than Pilipinas again. Hongkong shanghai survey for friendliest countries, and Thailand is ranked much higher than Pilipinas. [USA ranked much higer than Pilipinas, too.]

    The World’s Friendliest Countries
    1. Bahrain
    2. Canada
    3. Australia
    4. Thailand
    5. Maylasia

  5. OT but very important:

    No less than Princess Nakamaru of Japan confirms the ff:
    – Event2012 is inevitable (due to Planet X not the sun; there are 12 not 8(9) planets in our solar system; all planets are populated with humanoids);
    – she is being protected by these beings 24/7;
    – she has been to their planet (Venus);
    – these beings are deploying 1 million UFOs to get us re Event 2012
    – Illuminati depopulation target = 500 million for Asians
    [- SARS, AIDS, H5N1, H1N1 are tools for depopulation
    – H1N1 Vaccine is designed to weaponized the flu virus]

    Watch youtube with keywords:
    – NAkamaru,
    – benjamin fulford,
    – exopolitics summit 2009

  6. I would appreciate any word from Yuko re Fulford and Nakamaru. Thanks.

  7. In order to have some good background on UFO, try George Adamski’s Flying Saucers Have Landed and Inside the Space Ships.

    A Phd maintains a site called exopolitics.org

  8. tru blue tru blue

    “SumpPit – December 26, 2009 6:26 am

    I would appreciate any word from Yuko re Fulford and Nakamaru. Thanks”

    Nagmamaktul si Yuko, nasa kabilang Kusina at kasalukuyang nagpapalamig, hehe….

  9. tru blue tru blue

    “The World’s Friendliest Countries
    1. Bahrain
    2. Canada
    3. Australia
    4. Thailand
    5. Maylasia – TingogBoss”

    1, 3, and 5 are suspect as friendly nations. What criteria used will be debatable.

    Merry xmas to all.

  10. perl perl

    Matagal ko ngang hindi nakikita name ni Yuko… miss ko na din pagmumura non dito ah.. hehehe

    SumpPit, grabe naman mga info mo… totoo ba yan? Baka nga nman alien na tong si Gloria… bumaba sa pilipinas para maghasik ng lagim… grabe eh.. sagad sa buso kasakiman at sing kapal ng usok ng bulkang Mayon ang kapal ng mukha…

  11. ron ron

    Sana lang me patutunguhan itong kasong ito baka ma white wash lang.. : (

  12. chi chi

    Brussels-based International Crisis Group agreed fully with Ellen’s and Ellenvile netizens’ opinions/comments that the Maguindanao carnage was the fruit of Hello Garci, Gloria’s original sin, no less.

    No wonder the bitch was begging the media to treat her kindly, she’s no longer quacking…she’s totally dead!

    I’m so down with ordinary flu but this report makes me feel better.

  13. balweg balweg

    SumpPit – December 25, 2009 5:15 pm

    The days of the Elite are numbered.

    Goodbye, Ate Glue!

    Oopppssss! Igan SumpPit…CAREFUL kasi nga, nagbabangong-puri ang kampon ng elitistang winika mo?

    Sila ang handlers ng Yellow Fever at kapag nalingat muli ang Masang Pinoy…tulad ng panghuhudas nila na isang bangungot sa ating lahat at walang iba ang EDSA DOS & Hello Garci sure another 6 years ulit tayong magkakanda-kuba sa hirap at dusa.

    Patuloy tayong magmatyag at bantayan natin ang kilos at galaw ng mga mapagpaimbabaw na mga elitistang naghaharing-uri sa ating lipunan.

    Ibagsak ang aling nga ba…lahat ng mga lingkod-bulsa na pahirap sa bayan?

    Mabuhay ang Masang Pinoy!

  14. balweg balweg

    Sana lang me patutunguhan itong kasong ito baka ma white wash lang..

    Magdilang Anghel ka Igan Ron…kasi di ako mapalagay coz’hangga’t mayroong hodlums in uniforms sa Judiciary, AFP/PNP at mga lingkod-bulsa malabong mangyari ang pinapangarap ng ordinaryong Pinoy na magkaroon ng pagbabago.

    Ang US of America bago nila natamo ang tunay kasarinlan ng kanilang bansa e marami ang nagbuwis ng buhay sa maraming taong ng pakikibaka.

    In short…civil war ang solusyon sa problemang kinakaharap ng sino mang bansa…kung ang tunay na pagbabago ang nais mangyari ng bawat isa.

    Ang kasaysayan ng bawat bansa ang patunay sa pagbabagong gustong matamo at magkaroon ng tunay na kaunlaran.

  15. M’ Ellen:

    My sincere apologies for venturing off-topics.

    I felt compelled to share all of you these information because it is of utmost importance that we fully understand what’s going on at the very top right now.

    Thank you for providing space to someone like me over the years. It is highly appreciated.

  16. SumpPit, grabe naman mga info mo… totoo ba yan?

    I’ve been digging the UFO subject for quite a while.

    Generally, there are two groups of Alien species that are currently (20th century) visiting this planet:

    1. Humanoids = benevolent, come from Saturn, Venus, Mars
    2. Greys = malevolent, come from other solar systems

    Unfortunately, Eisenhower made treaty with the Greys upon the dictates of the Illuminati (Rockefeller, Jesuit Vatican). The agreement was for the Greys to provide alien technologies in exchange for “limited medical experiments” involving abducted civilians.

    Eisenhower regretted later on for doing so. For planning UFO disclosure, both Kennedy and Nixon, suffered the consequence.

  17. While we’re on off-topics, a Northwest Airlines plane carrying a suicide bomber was saved from disaster as the bomb which the Nigerian national triggered failed to explode as they approached Detroit’s Metro Airport, the bomber suffering burn injuries and bruises from the beating he got from angry passengers.

    http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/12/26/airline.attack/index.html

  18. Balweg:

    IF the plan of the Illuminati is to go underground when Event2012 happens, and Glueria and Fatso will be there also, let’s just hope that volcanoes will explode hard enough to bury them for good.

    As far as out fate is concern, “a million UFOs are already getting ready to pick us up”, accordingly to Princess Nakamaru.

    So, Event2012 is good for us, bad for them.

    The only caveat to this is we will probably be bringing with us your Yellow President which is not the smartest way of introducing ourselves to a highly advanced species.

  19. tru blue:

    Palagi n’yo kasing inaaway.

    Alam n’yo naman na talagang dumarating sa tao ang pagiging sensitive na.

  20. I think this video will explain the abandoned cocaine packs recovered by Samar fishermen early this month.

    Obama is going down, too.

  21. mario mario

    It has been going on for a long time. We need to commend PDEA for a job well done. PDEA has been performing greatly under Director Santiago and his men like Maj. Marcelino. Buti na lang nag-resign si Tito Sotto sa Dangerous Drug Board para tumakbo uli sa Senado. Insiders said he was among those hindering the PDEA’s operations.

  22. Rudolfo Rudolfo

    Ma-ala ko, itong si Sotto, ay ( dating Vp ) vice president candidate, ni GMA, bago, binayaran ni de Venecia ng ph50mil
    yata ( balita noong 1998 ), para maging besi ne JDV..iniwanan si Sotto ( ngunit may deal, yata )…Isa ding sagabal sa pag-unlad ng bansa yang Sotto na iyan…nang iniwanan ni Sotto ang pwesto nya, at walang harang sa PDEA,si Hen. Santiago, gumanda ang takbo, at maraming nahuhuling mga sindikato ng droga…Dapat batiin natin at pasalamatan si Gen Santiago- at mga Staff sa
    maganda nyang gina-gawa alang-alang sa mga kina-bukasan ng mga Batang Pilipino…huwag iboto, ang katulad ni Sotto, hunyango, buhay Artista, guma-galaw ng scripted ang buhay..pag-bigyan naman, ang mga katulad ni Hen. Danny Lim ( sana huwag mabulag ang comelec sa kanya ), Sonia Roco, pagbigyan natin, para ituloy ang layunin ng namatay na asawa, Raul Roco..Sana mga balikbayang may magagandang layunin sa bansa…ibang mukha naman ( huwag na Enrile, Meriam, etc… iba naman…dahil, baka magkatotoo ang 2012,
    ( rebulusyon ng Tao, o rebulusyon ng mga planeta, alignment of planetary huge-cosmos-magnetic force, as a new cycle of
    “big-bang” potential differences ( north and south, or positive and negative polarities, of the whole universe )..a tribulation period [ secrets in the 3rd letter of Fatima ], Then, the last judgement….

  23. olan olan

    Marami akong naririnig na isyu tungkol sa droga. Di na dapat pagbigyan si sotto sa dahilan na napagbigyan na at ala naman nagawa.

    Marami rin akong naririnig na isyu tungkol sa quarry na kinasasangkutan ng mga lapid at siya naman ay napagbigyan na rin.

    Di na dapat ikonsidera itong dalawa at alam ninyo naman ang mga dahilan. Pahirap sa bayan. Tama na sobra na palitan na!!!

  24. Re #22 post above (which link doesn’t work):

    It talks about Obama having a hard time looking for funds after Asians (china and japan) began dumping worthless dollars in favor of other currencies and metals, resorted to unloading drugs here in Asia like his predecessors (Bush A& Clinton) have done before.

    You really have to watch all youtube videos of Fulford in order to understand this. Use the search keyphrase, “Fulford December 2009”.

    The world economic balance is shifting towards the people. It’s only a matter of time and Dingel’s watercar will be in mass production. Sadly, he is languishing in prison right now for failing to deliver a prototype to a foreign company, because of his own country’s neglect.

  25. chi chi

    SumpPit,

    Our country and people are not ready for this radical changes you’re saying. Pagkain nga lang at employment ay hindi pa alam kung saan kukunin, while the elections are still so backwards. The peoples’ priority is to survive the ongoing onslaughts directed at the very core of our existence by no less than our so-called leaders and mother nature.

    Thanks for the links, I follow up those issues you pointed out since Zecharia Sitchin and the Knights Templar appeared in my world, hehehe. Honestly, yes I do.

  26. Thanks, chi. I hope that you’re aware that there are groups in the US that are already gearing up for another revolution.

    Obama has been given up to July 2010 or the groups of Steven Greer of the Disclosure Project and at least one G8 member country will proceed with a direct contact with ET themselves.

    This means that mid next year, at most, we will be seeing them (our brothers in other planets within our solar system, and the dick-sucking Obama will miss that opportunity of being the Disclosure President.

  27. mario mario

    Pero kaibigan Olan, nakapagtatakang nasa top 12 survey list si Sotto at Lapid. Iyang dalawa ang ilan sa mga senatoriables na dapat ibasura ng voters.

  28. mario mario

    By the way, many are asking where Ampatuan Sr. would be jailed.

  29. mario mario

    As I write, I’m watching the DOJ hearing of the Maguindanao Massacre. Most of the respondents’ lawyers are not prepared to submit their counter affidavits as required. As in many criminal cases, this is nothing but another delaying tactic by the lawyers.

  30. mario mario

    Rep. Dilangalen’s house was just bombed. He knows the culprit but refuses to reveal them. Most likely, it was the work of the enemies of the Ampatuan since Dilangalen has openly supported and defended the Ampatuans. Dating malapit kay Erap si Dilingalen at naging spokesman pa. Pero nang humirit siya kay Erap para sa mga Ampatuan at di pumayag si Erap, nagsimula ang distansiya ng dalawa.

  31. Valdemar Valdemar

    How I salivate, so jealous of the quick preliminary hearing, of this sensational case, compared with the three criminal cases in the province that I am following up have not even reached that stage yet and its getting close to a year now since the complaint affidavits were filed. There is imbalance somewhere. It must be top heavy with money.

  32. mario mario

    Aside from Atty. Sigfrid Fortun, there’s another prominent name representing the Ampatuans…a certain Atty. Narvasa presumably the son of former Chief Justice Narvasa. Many reputable lawyers are willing to exchange their reputation with money. Kung ang dahilan ay challenge at nais nilang tulungan din kahit ang may kasalanan, this is not the case to take…57 helpless victims. Pustahan, malalaos ng di oras ang mga abogagong kapag matalo sila. Pero kung manalo, lalo silang sisikat at yayaman. They will be the idols of wealthy criminals. At kung manalo nga dahil sa kanilang legal maneuvers at some technicalities, will they have the conscience to see the 57 victims not getting the justice due them?

  33. mario mario

    It’s ironic that Atty. Fortun demands a speedy trial and yet he failed to submit his counter affidavit causing delay.

  34. rose rose

    bakit rebellion ang isinampa sa nga Ampatuans? were they trying or planning to overthrow the gov’t? hindi ko maintindihan…

  35. mario mario

    Rebellion case is easier than criminal case. GMA can later pardon them if it’s rebellion just like what happened to Nur Misuari.

  36. perl perl

    Bakit ba Maguindanao Massacre ang tawag nyo dito? Dahil sa tatak na “massacre”, hindi malayong mangyaring palitan ng ilang politiko and pangalan ng Maguindanao Province. Bakit hindi nyo na lang tawagin itong Ampatuan Massacre, since nangyayari ito sa Ampatuan Town at kagagawan ng mga Ampatuan!

    Para kung sakaling may palitan, ang pangalang ng “Ampatuan Town” ang kailangan palitan… hindi ang Maguindanao. Para maging kahihiyan na din ito ng buong angkan ng Ampatuan kahit ilang henerasyon pa nila ang dumaan! At malamang maisipan na din ng mga mismong Ampatuan na palitan ang kanilang apelyidong tatak kriminal!

  37. mario mario

    Pero kung ang itawag ay Ampatuan Massacre, lalabas na parang ang mga Ampatuan ang biktima at sila ang na-massacre. Di ba?

  38. mario mario

    It’s like saying “Vizconde Massacre” wherein the Vizcondes were the victims. Buti na lang nakakulong pa sina Hubert Webb.

  39. perl perl

    Pero kung ang itawag ay Ampatuan Massacre, lalabas na parang ang mga Ampatuan ang biktima at sila ang na-massacre. Di ba?
    Yun nga lang. Para kasing ang sarap burahin sa mapa ng Maguindanao ang Ampatuan Town at mawala sa history ang mga Ampatuan!

  40. mario mario

    Perl, walang kinalaman ang pangalan ng isang lugar sa namunong kriminal na angkan ng mga Ampatuan. If we follow your suggestion, then the name of Ilocos Sur should be also taken out of the map since it’s being led by the same criminal Singson. Dapat burahin din ang Lubao, Pampanga o buong Pampanga na hari ng mga Arroyo di ba?

  41. perl perl

    Mario, ipangalan kanino man ang isang lugar ay isang “legacy” o karangalan sa knya at sa kanyang angkan. Ang mga ganitong klaseng mga halimaw ay hindi dapat magkaron ng ganitong karangalan. Yan ang dahilan kaya gusto ko sanang mabago ang pangalang “Ampatuan Town”. Magkaiba ang kaso ng Pampanga dito, dahil hindi naman ipinangalan ang Lubao, Guagua, Sasmuan o alin mang bayan ng Pampanga o ang Pampanga mismo sa mga Arroyo.

    Ang bansag na “Ampatuan Massacre” ay isa sanang paraan para hindi mawala ang tatak kriminal sa mga angkan ng ampatuan kahit ilang henerasyon and dumaan. Yun nga lang, gaya ng sabi mo… lalabas na ang mga Ampatuan ang biktima.

    Pero basahin mo to: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/177821/the-ampatuan-massacre-a-map-and-timeline
    It is called the Ampatuan Massacre here because the crime was committed in Ampatuan town. Elsewhere on this news site, it is still referred to as the Maguindanao Massacre, which is the more common reference, but no other massacre in modern Philippine history has been publicly associated with an entire province.

    Ito pa ang isa: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/178509/november-23-movement-honors-victims-of-ampatuan-massacre

    Kaya pwde pa ding tawaging “Ampatuan Massacre“… dapat magkaisa lahat ng media na ito ang ibansag sa karumaldumal na krimen.

    Balik tayo kay Gloria, ang 200 Peso bill… talaga nga bang kailangan itong maimprenta? O baka nman dahil lang sa “legacy” at karangalan? Dahil mukha ni Diosdado Macapagal ang nakalagay….

  42. Malapit ng umalis si GMA, iiwan ang Malakanyang para magi siyang congressman from Pampanga.

    Laos na iyong battlecry “GMA . talsik diyan!”, kailangan ng iba.

  43. mario mario

    perl, we have no argument because I basically agree with you. Pero paano ang mga namatay sa Mendiola Massacre noong 1987? Tatawagin ba natin Cory Aquino Massacre? At ang mga namatay na manggagawa sa Hacienda Luisita? Tatawagin ba natin Aquino o Cojuangco Massacre?

  44. mario mario

    Here comes another twist. Zaldy Ampatuan in his counter affidavit claimed that he was at Malacanang meeting with GMA on the day of the massacre. Di kasabwat pala si Arroyo?

  45. mario mario

    Ang mga abogago ng Ampatuan ngayon nagsasabing mahina daw ang mga ebidensiya kontra sa kanila. This is a common legal defense. They would claim weak or insufficient evidences then be granted bail.

  46. mario mario

    Kung tutoong nasa Malacanang si Zaldy Ampatuan at nakipag-meeting kay GMA ng araw ng massacre, hindi kaya si Gloria ang talagang mastermind?

  47. mario mario

    Sabi ng isang kaibigan kong reporter, humihingi daw ng tawad ang mga Ampatuan. New Year’s gift na lang daw sa kanila. Forgive and forget daw. Tao lang sila na nagkakamali at nagkakasala. Anong say niyo?

  48. mario mario

    After issuing daily medical bulletins to the media by a lady military doctor that Ampatuan Sr. is medically fit to be jailed, a gag order was given to the doctor. Bakit papayagan ang isang utak ng massacre na manatili sa military hospital kung saan magara ang room, comfortable at parang nagpapahinga lang? It shows once again the double standard of justice. Di niyo ba napapansin medyo pahina na ang mga balita tungkol sa mga Ampatuan? Maniwala kayo…unti-unting mawawala na iyan lalo na kung umpisa na ang election campaign.

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