Philippines – Philippines seizes more ammo in the south
Philippines seizes more ammo in the south
MANILA (Reuters) – Soldiers using sniffer dogs and shovels dug up rifles, machineguns and hundreds of crates of ammunition at a farm owned by a powerful political clan linked to a massacre of 57 peopl…
Govt forces look for more Ampatuan weaponry
With martial law in place and local judges literally 'missing in action,' government forces can now scour Maguindanao for more artillery that the powerful Ampatuan clan may still be hiding. …
Martial law in the Philippines (Sunday Observer)
The Philippine government declared martial law in a southern province Saturday as it vowed to crush the private armies of the region s ruling clan that is accused of being behind the massacre of 57 people.
Massacre shows why political system must change
On November 23, 57 people were massacred in the Filipino Magnindanao province by the ruling Ampatuan clan that governs it. Many of those killed were journalists. On November 27, the primary suspect in…
Philippines to charge clan leaders with rebellion
martial law was imposed in their southern stronghold would be charged with rebellion, as more buried weapons were found. The rebellion charges are separate to murder cases being prepared against th…
Philippine troops seize more weapons tied to massacre (New Kerala)
Shariff Aguak (Philippines), Dec 6 : Security forces Sunday unearthed dozens of high-powered firearms and ammunition from a sprawling farm in a southern province of the Philippines two weeks after 57 people were massacred.
Philippines seizes more ammo in the south
MANILA (Reuters) – Soldiers using sniffer dogs and shovels dug up rifles, machineguns and hundreds of crates of ammunition at a farm owned by a powerful political clan linked to a massacre of 57 peopl…
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