atu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., the alleged principal and co-conspirator in the brutal slaying of 57 people in what the world calls “the Maguindanao massacre”, is now at the trial site and waiting for the opening of the trial this morning. Ampatuan Jr., who was tagged as the mastermind behind the gruesome mass killings [...]

In an Islamic world, Muslims do not kill Muslims. If at all, they kill based on the teachings of Islam. Killing is condemned and only allowed during times of war, or violations of rights. Killing by self-defense is allowed, just like in Christian states. When a Muslim kills scores of innocents, he does it against the [...]

The arrest and detention of mass murderer Andal Ampatuan Jr. is a potential political powerkeg. First, the Ampatuans are now serious threats to the stability and sustainability of this administration. Anytime, the elder Ampatuan can actually go public and expose how they committed fraud during the 2004 elections. The Ampatuans can do it at the Senate since [...]

Mass murder suspect Andal Ampatuan Jr is like a wild animal caged inside the premises of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). And the Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) knows that. That’s why the agency has put its entire force under a state of alert. NBI chief Nestor Mantaring said all NBI agents have been [...]

Forty six cadavers were recovered in a shallow grave in Sharif Aguak in the province of Maguindanao, mostly members of the Mangundadatu family, civilian sympathizers and members of the media. And Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. is being blamed for the horrendous massacre. The European Union (EU) called the Maguindanao massacre “barbaric”. Other groups have condemned the [...]