Maguindanao massacre

Two accused in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre are set to be arraigned on Tuesday (Jan. 21) following their arrest this month.

Three members of the Ampatuan clan have asked Quezon City Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes to reconsider their conviction in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre.

Instead of filing a motion for reconsideration, former Datu Unsay Mayor Datu Andal “Unsay” Ampatuan Jr., has sought to appeal before the Court of Appeals (CA) his conviction over the 2009 Maguindanao massacre.

Only one of the accused in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre has been left behind detention facility in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City.

The death penalty’s revival should be given serious thought for crimes of "an unimaginable" level of brutality and inhumanity, as in the Maguindanao massacre.

The Canadian government on Friday hailed as a success the conviction of several key suspects in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre, which resulted in the deaths of 58 people, including 32 media workers.

The Ampatuans will only pay a little over P156 million to the heirs of the 57 Maguindanao massacre victims, despite the atrociousness of their crime.

The judge who issued a guilty verdict on the Maguindanao massacre suspects is reaping praises for her courage. Senator Panfilo Lacson has lauded Quezon City Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes for her courage and integrity after a historic…

Following the conviction of the masterminds of the Maguindanao massacre, Senator Risa Hontiveros has warned that people who abuse power will eventually be held accountable. “There are moments when people drunk w/ power feel they are…

The conviction of the masterminds in the brutal Maguindanao massacre is a big leap for the restoration of public trust in the country’s justice system, Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said.

Former Datu Unsay, Maguindanao mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. and his relatives will appeal their conviction for multiple murder over the 2009 Maguindanao massacre.

Warlords have "no place" in a democracy.

Shariff Saydona Mustapha Mayor Sajid Islam Ampatuan faces contempt for failing to attend the promulgation of the Maguindanao massacre case where he was named as one of the accused.

Hail to the judge! Former Senator JV Ejercito has commended Quezon City Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes for handing down a guilty verdict against some members of the Ampatuan political clan for carrying out a 2009 massacre. The massacre,…

The long arm of the law will soon catch up with those behind the killings in the bloody war on drugs. Senator Francis Pangilinan warned the persons involved in the drug war-related killings would suffer the same fate as the convicts of…

Minority bloc congressmen believed that Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 211 Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes is very qualified to hold higher position in the country’s judiciary following her historic guilty verdict rendered to the…

The masterminds of the Philippines' worst political massacre were found guilty Thursday of murdering 57 people, a rare conviction of powerful personalities in a country notorious for its culture of impunity.

The persons convicted of the Maguindanao massacre will likely rot in jail since they cannot avail of good conduct time grants. Senator Richard Gordon said the convicts are disqualified from benefiting the law on good conduct time…

Vice President Leni Robredo lauded the conviction of the Ampatuan brothers and several others who were found guilty of multiple murder for masterminding the massacre of 57 individuals in Maguindanao—the country’s worst case of…