Metro manila cnn philippines, december 18 a lawyer who previously represented a member of the ampatuan clan said he finds insufficient evidence for the court to hand down a. The ampatuans, statebacked militias, and killings in the southern. Convictions for ampatuan massacre a delayed but critical step for. Davao city, philippines a former maguindanao mayor, a member of the ampatuan clan, was hurt along with two others in an ambush in guindulungan town in maguindanao on wednesday afternoon. A philippine court has found key members of a powerful political clan guilty of the 2009 massacre in southern maguindanao province. Datu zaldy ampatuan of the autonomous region in muslim mindanao armm and mayor andal ampatuan jr. Kin of slain journalists in maguindanao massacre hope for. Manila, philippines ap a philippine court on thursday found key members of a powerful political clan guilty of a 2009 massacre in a southern province that left 57 people dead, including 32. The ampatuan assets a pcij documentary on the wealth of the. Clan gunmen suspected of november massacre clash with. Everyday, we are reminded of them, she said, pointing to a fading campaign picture on a wall showing zaldy ampatuan, one of the clan leaders in jail awaiting trial. Manila, philippines members of the ampatuan clan who were found guilty of planning and executing the gruesome 2009 massacre in maguindanao are heading to the court of appeals ca to contest their convictions. Up to 30 armed followers of the ampatuan clan, who are the main.
The philippines massacre of 46 people on monday on mindanao appears to have been politically motivated, with fingers pointing to a powerful local clan. Despite the prosecution and subsequent conviction of several family members for their involvement in the decadeold maguindanao massacre, the ampatuan clan remains a force to be reckoned with in. The ampatuan family dynasty has backed president arroyo since. This led to protests by family members of the victims. In the ampatuan massacre case, 28 were convicted of 57 counts of murder and sentenced to 40 years, 15 were sentenced to 610 years for being accessories to crime, while 55 were acquitted. Jan 22, 2010 philippines massacre trial targets ampatuan clan as a trial in manila focuses on the ampatuan clan, accused of a politicallymotivated massacre last november, they remain powerful on their home turf. Clan macmillan international historical resources specific. Bereft of any paved roads, it has a scattering of huts around hillsides. If you are not already a member, see how to join and access these and more benefits. Philippines massacre trial targets ampatuan clan as a trial in manila focuses on the ampatuan clan, accused of a politicallymotivated massacre last november, they remain powerful on. Philippine clan leaders guilty in political massacre of. The ampatuan assets a pcij documentary on the wealth of. The clan, led by the ampatuan brothers father, andal ampatuan sr.
The clan politics of armm ampatuans, web of kin warp. Sep 08, 2010 ampatuan family plotted philippines massacre. Andal ampatuan is part of the powerful ampatuan family clan. A philippine court on thursday found key members of a powerful political clan guilty of a 2009 massacre in a southern province that left 57 people dead, including 32 media workers, in a brazen. Nov 24, 2009 bodies lie scattered in a rural field in the southern philippines, some unearthed from a shallow grave hastily dug by the gunmen who seized the group of men and women just a day earlier. What has happened to the maguindanao massacre trial 8 years. Philippine clan leaders guilty in political massacre of scores of. The ampatuan clan, backed by government firepower and armed militias, had helped quell muslim guerrillas in the region.
A court said leaders of the powerful ampatuan dynasty were behind the 2009. Nov 16, 2010 the ampatuans, statebacked militias, and killings in the southern philippines. According to arnold esguerra, a history professor at the university of the philippines in manila, the surname ampatuan only started to appear in official documents in the early part of the 20th century. See an interactive map of clan macmillan lands in scotland. At least 198 suspects, including andal ampatuan jr. Update 4 survivors tag ampatuans in maguindanao massacre. Picture caption andal ampatuan is a part of the highly effective ampatuan household clan a court docket within the philippines has discovered the masterminds of the worst political bloodbath within the nation responsible of homicide.
Dec 09, 2009 isa sa mga pinakamahirap na probinsya sa bansa ang maguindanao. Members of powerful ampatuan clan charged with 2009. The executive order was issued shortly after an assassination attempt on andal ampatuan sr. Pero ang mga ampatuan na naghahari sa lalawigan mahigit 20 ang mansyon, maraming negosyo at cash umano na mahigit p1 bilyon.
Ampatuan brothers convicted in 10year massacre case. A total of 58 people, including 32 from the media, were killed in what was believed to be perpetrated by the ampatuan clan in the municipality of ampatuan, maguindanao on 23 november. Manila update members of the ampatuan clan and several others were found guilty of multiple murder in the maguindanao massacre, considered the worst political violence in the philippines, based on the trial courts verdict on thursday brothers zaldy and andal unsay ampatuan jr. On wednesday, november 25, 2009, the executive committee of the lakaskampicmd political party unanimously voted to expel three members of the ampatuan family maguindanao gov. Much more information regarding clan macmillan and its history is available to members of clan macmillan international and some clan branchs.
Ampatuan province is part of the autonomous region of muslim mindanao, an area ceded to the moro national liberation front mnlf, the former rebel organization that sought its creation, in 1992. At the time of the killings mr ampatuan jnr was a local mayor. Updated take a look at judge jocelyn solis reyes reasoning for the acquittals of the ampatuan clan scions despite. Five members of the clan, including brothers andal ampatuan jr and zaldy ampatuan, were.
A thousand days have passed since 58 persons, including 32 journalists and media workers, were massacred in ampatuan town, maguindanao province on november 23, 2009 while the leaders of the powerful clanthe ampatuansand several members of police and paramilitary groups were arrested and charged in court, justice is apparently nowhere in. Several members of the influential ampatuan clan were found guilty of multiple murder for the massacre of 57 people in maguindanao in 2009 that is known as an unprecedented case of election. Dec 04, 2014 zamzamin ampatuan, a nephew of andal snr and mayor of rajah buayan, a town in maguindanao, was the only ampatuan willing to talk to me about his clan, agreeing to an earlymorning meeting inside a. Bbc news ampatuan family plotted philippines massacre. Jan 20, 2011 we are still very, very afraid, said sahrik, as she lined up to receive a cash doleout at a dilapidated municipal building in a town named after the ampatuans. A family tree has been included to illustrate diagrammatically the.
Shamefully rich, clan has 35 houses, fleet of wheels. Ampatuan brothers sajid left and andal jr right are major suspects in the maguindanao massacre trial. We are still very, very afraid, said sahrik, as she lined up to receive a cash doleout at a dilapidated municipal building in a town named after the ampatuans. He was elected governor of maguindanao in 2001, defeating incumbent governor zacaria candao in the gubernatorial election on may 14, 2001. The ampatuans, statebacked militias, and killings in the. Metro manila cnn philippines it took members of the ampatuan clan four months to plan the most brutal massacre in the countrys recent history, according to the whistleblowers in the case.
Only 26 however, are found to be related to the ampatuan clan patriarch, the late datu andal ampatuan sr. Despite maguindanao massacre verdict, ampatuan clan. Five members of the clan, including brothers andal ampatuan jr and zaldy ampatuan, were sentenced to life in prison. On 22 november 1973, the municipality of esperanza was carved out of its territory and was made part of the province of sultan kudarat, while ampatuan itself was made part of maguindanao, when the old cotabato province was divided into three provinces on the same date. The rise of the ampatuan clan in the philippines bbc news. The committee to protect journalists called it the single deadliest event for journalists in history. Nov 23, 20 judge jocelyn solisreyes of the quezon city regional trial court branch 221, the special court designated to handle the case, remains hopeful that she would be able to hand down the verdict on. You can see how bay families moved over time by selecting different census years. Ampatuan, head of a political clan in maguindanao province, was accused of ordering an attack on a rivals convoy that left 58 dead, many of them journalists. Sep 08, 2010 the rise of the ampatuan clan in the philippines.
Jan 14, 2015 ampatuan son played major role in massacre more in a sixpage partial motion for reconsideration filed monday, the panel led by city prosecutor archimedes manabat said sajid islam a son of clan patriarch andal ampatuan sr. The vicemayor of buluan, datu ismail toto mangudadatu, planned to file his. The revilla clan proves that showbiz glitter is a prized commodity in philippine politics. The maguindanao killings and the struggle for justice. Esmail amil enog, who testified in court that he had been a driver for. Pamilya ampatuan daw po ang nagkuha sa kanila along the highway going to cotabato. Ampatuan was created out of 23 barrios of datu piang on 21 june 1959 by republic act no. In 2009, 58 people 32 of them journalists were killed when their convoy was attacked in the southern province of maguindanao.
A former driver of the prime suspect in the maguindanao massacre case is. The maguindanao massacre, also known as the ampatuan massacre, named after the town. The story behind the accused ampatuan clan the philippines massacre of 46 people on monday on mindanao appears to have been politically motivated, with fingers pointing to a. But they were not always the dominant force they are today. In a notice served to the quezon city regional trial court rtc branch 221 on thursday, brothers andal ampatuan, jr. He added that there could be more than four survivors of the incident because they were riding a van. For instance, in the first few days of their detention, the principal suspects in the massacre, as well as their aides and visitors, enjoyed catered meals. More than anything else, the one glaring message of the ampatuan massacre is that democracy has failed in armm. A philippines court has found the masterminds of the countrys worst political massacre guilty of murder. Fortythree people, including leaders of the ampatuan clan, were. A clinicians complete guide to clan and praat nan bernstein. What has happened to the maguindanao massacre trial 8.
Clan politics has a long history in muslim mindanao but has evolved over recent decades. Responding to the conviction of members of the powerful ampatuan clan and others. This place is situated in maguindanao, region 12, philippines, its geographical coordinates are 6 52 0 north, 124 28 0 east and its original name with diacritics is ampatuan. He was elected governor of maguindanao in 2001, defeating incumbent governor zacaria candao in. The group is blamed for the worst terrorist attacks in the philippines recent history. Of these 26 candidates, 16 carry the ampatuan surname. The maguindanao massacre, also known as the ampatuan massacre, named after the town where mass graves of victims were found, occurred on the morning of november 23, 2009, in the town of ampatuan in maguindanao province, on the island of mindanao in the philippines. Four survivors of an unparalleled, electionrelated mass killing in southern philippines have tagged leaders of the powerful ampatuan clan as the brains behind the atrocity that claimed at least 36 lives in maguindanao province. People here live in fear, a driver who lives in nearby cotabato city, said. The leaders of the powerful ampatuan family are charged with ordering the killings in a bid to quash an election challenge from a rival clan.
Members of powerful ampatuan clan charged with 2009 maguindanao massacre andal ampatuan jr. The main suspect in the most brutal massacre in recent philippine history has gone on trial. Indeed, even with several members of the ampatuan clan in detention for the massacre in maguindanao, the family s wealth remains legendary. Borders called it the biggest massacre of journalists in history. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics like red hair. Despite the prosecution and subsequent conviction of several family members for their involvement in the decadeold maguindanao massacre, the ampatuan clan remains a force to be reckoned with in maguindanao politics. In fact, data gathered by gma news research showed that the ampatuan clan was the winningest clan during the last polls, with at least 15 family members emerging victorious in local races. What has happened to the maguindanao massacre trial 8 years later. Bong, followed suit, and the rest, as they say, is. The ampatuan clan had ruled maguindanao for more than a decade.
Ampatuan s sons, zaldy ampatuan and andal ampatuan jr. The reason i came out is to prove that i am not hiding and that i am not guilty, he told local reporters. Philippines to deliver verdict in bloody political. Gunmen loyal to a powerful clan accused of the worst political massacre in the history of the philippines have clashed with police. The declaration of martial law will lead to the arrests without warrants of other members of the ampatuan clan who have been linked to the november 23 massacre of 58 civilians.
But in 2009, a rival clan challenged his son, andal ampatuan jr, for the governorship. Local politics in the sulu archipelago and the milf peace process, 15 may 2012. The making of a massacre in the philippines the new york times. The clan politics of armm ampatuans, web of kin warp maguindanao polls by ed lingao philippine center for investigative journalism first of three parts datu hoffer, maguindanao this municipality is just a kilometer or so from the capitol, but it barely looks like a town.
Last week, a philippine court jailed 29 members and associates of the powerful ampatuan clan for life for the 2009 maguindanao massacre. Why the philippines maguindanao massacre happened time. The accused members of ampatuan family include the patriarch of the clan, andal ampatuan sr. Deaths, 58 esmael mangudadatus family members and supporters, and 32 accompanying journalists. They come from one of the poorest provinces of the country but the ampatuans ranked among asias crazy rich, while they were in power. Monsters inc ampatuan massacre justice aftermath with more fear. Welcome to the official page of ampatuan national high school anhs. Quezon city regional trial court branch 221 judge jocelyn solisreyes issued a release order for the brother of primary suspect andal jr. Image getty images image caption andal ampatuan is part of the powerful ampatuan family clan a court in the. In 2009, 58 folks 32 of them journalists had been killed when their convoy was attacked within the.
Nov 25, 2009 maguindanao governor datu andal ampatuan sr. The bay family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Other members of the ampatuan clan including its patriarch andal sr. See pictures of the deadly massacre in the philippines. In april 2010, the government dropped murder charges against zaldy ampatuan and akhmad ampatuan, who had presented alibis. He said the survivors saw how the armed men slapped the vicemayors wife, genalyn, with the certificate of candidacy that was supposed to be filed. A philippine governor said that his political rival and the main suspect in the 2009 electionrelated killings of 57 people tried to kill him and his brothers months before the massacre, calling. Nov 23, 2009 datu andal ampatuan suspect in maguindanao massacre a close arroyo ally you ask me who is the real terrorist in mindanao and without batting an eyelash, ill say its datu andal ampatuan, the governor of maguindanao. Justice for ampatuan 58 ampatuans own 500 hectares. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to britain and ireland.