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25

Philippines – Philippine massacre suspect surrenders (MSNBC)

Philippine massacre suspect surrenders (MSNBC)
Authorities say a scion of a powerful clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines has turned himself in.

a map and timeline
GMANews.TV offers the following interactive map and timeline of the infamous Maguindanao Massacre perpetrated on November 23, 2009 against more than 50 unarmed civilians – 57 at last count – many of t…

Bounty for road-rage killing suspect's arrest readied
Police have placed a bounty on US citizen Jason Ivler, prime suspect in the killing of a Malacañang official's son last week in Quezon City. The Bureau of Immigration also placed Ivler u…

Prime suspect in Philippine massacre surrenders (AP via Yahoo! News)
A scion of a powerful clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in an election caravan in the southern Philippines turned himself in Thursday amid mounting pressure on the government to crack down on lawlessness and warlords.

Philippine massacre probe focuses on clan (The Champaign News-Gazette)
AMPATUAN, Philippines (AP) Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country’s worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders. Officials recovered 11 more bodies Wednesday six in a large pit buried alongside three vehicles and five in a mass grave …

Philippine Party Expels Members Linked to Massacre (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) — Philippine President Gloria Arroyo s political party voted to expel three members of a family linked to this week s massacre on the southern island of Mindanao that left at least 57 people dead.

DoJ, NBI gather evidence in Maguindanao
MANILA, Philippines — Three days after the Maguindanao massacre, state prosecutors and National Bureau of Investigation continue to gather evidence to identify those behind the gruesome killings and …

Philippine police arrest suspects in Maguindanao massacre
The Philippine police chief said Thursday policemen have arrested several gunmen linked to Monday's political massacre in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao that has left at least 57 peop…

Philippine massacre probe focuses on Arroyo ally (The Star)
AMPATUAN, Philippines (AP): Philippine authorities, under intense public pressure to make arrests in the country’s worst election massacre, said Wednesday they are investigating a member of a powerful clan allied with the government along with four police commanders.

Group: Philippines most dangerous country for journalists (CNN)
The Philippines this year has been the world’s most dangerous country for journalists, an official of the advocacy group the Committee to Protect Journalists told CNN’s “Amanpour” program Wednesday.