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What happened to the truckloads of money from Ampatuans’ houses in 2009?

Published by Ellen on June 27, 2013

One of Ampatuans' mansions. Thanks Froilan Gallardo of Mindanews for the photo.
One of Ampatuans’ mansions. Thanks Froilan Gallardo of Mindanews for the photo.
The aborted P50 million each settlement with the relatives of 14 (of the 58) victims of the November 2009 Maguindanao massacre with a certain Jun Chan raised the question,“”Where was that huge sum of money supposed to come from?”

There is no chance to ask Chan the identity of his principal because Mylah Reyes-Roque, in an article for VERA Files, said the settlement was signed third week of February and Chan was killed when his vehicle was ambushed on his way to his farm in General Santos City last March 25.

Although the relatives of the victims met only with Chan accompanied by someone introduced only to them as “Prof”, they were sure that the principal of the two were the former Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr and members of his family who are the primary suspects in the massacre because the deal involved their signing an affidavit of desistance.

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Parang wala na rin ang ‘live coverage’ desisyun ng SC sa Maguindanao masaker trial

Published by Ellen on June 18, 2011

Update:

Malacañang statement:

In keeping with the President’s longstanding position that the cause of justice and sustained reforms in ARMM require live coverage of the Maguindanao Massacre Trial, Secretary Herminio Coloma of the PCOO has instructed NBN4 to undertake a gavel-to-gavel coverage of the trial.

Related links:

http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2011/june2011/10-11-5-SC.htm
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/223349/nation/sc-allows-live-coverage-of-maguindanao-massacre-trial

http://harryroque.com/

We should never forget this.
Binabawi ko na ang aking palakpak sa desisyun ng Supreme Court na pinapayagan ang TV na magkaroon ng live broadcast ng trial ng Maguindanao masaker.

Sa dami ng kundisyunes na binigay ng Supreme Court para makapag-cover ng live ang TV, Malabo na rin mangyayari.

Ayun sa desisyun na sinulat ni Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales na sinang-ayunan naman ng lahat na justices, isang TV camera lang ang papayagan sa loob ng korte kung saan doon kukuha na ng “feed” ang ibang TV networks.

Walang problema sa kundisyun na ito. Nagawa na ito sa ibang kaso katulad ng kay dating Pangulong Joseph Estrada.

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Ang panig ng abogado ni Zaldy Ampatuan

Published by Ellen on February 6, 2011

Howie Calleja
Sumulat sa akin si Atty. Howard Calleja, na binabatikos ngayon dahil sa kanyang pagtanggap kay Zaldy Ampatuan bilang kliyente.

Kasama si Zaldy sa nakasuhan ng multiple murder sa masaker ng 58 na tao, 32 doon ay mga journalists, noong Nobyembre 23, 2009. Ang itinurong nagsagawa ng masaker ay ang kanyang kapatid na si dating Mayor Andal Jr. Sabit din ang kanilang ama na si Andal Sr. Sobra isang daang tao ang nakasakdal sa kasong ito.

Pinuna ko si Calleja sa aking kolum noong isang buwan. Nadismaya ako sa kanya dahil kilala ko si Howie bilang ma-prinsipyo na abogado. Abogado siya nang Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, isang organisasyun na ang misyun ay malinis at maayos na eleksyun. Alam naman natin kung anong eleksyun ang pinaiiral ng mga Ampatuan sa Maguindanao. Ang tawag nga doon bangko ng mga boto. Magdeposito ka lang ng cash, makukuha mo ang boto na gusto mo. Tanungin nyo si Gloria Arroyo at si Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri.

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