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7 Moro lawmakers want House probe into warrantless arrest of 2 Muslim traders
Manila cops arrest jewelry traders Abdullah Palawan Maute and Saadudin Alawiya in San Andres Bukid, claiming to find illegal drugs in their home

Mangudadatu urges court to be wary of Zaldy Ampatuan's request
Maguindanao 2nd District Representative Esmael Mangudadatu says Zaldy Ampatuan should not get medical treatment outside Bilibid

Toto Mangudadatu: No closure yet, will appeal Sajid Ampatuan’s acquittal
Mangudadatu says he is thankful for the guilty verdict on most of the suspects in the murder of his wife and sisters, but he will still go after the ones acquitted

Who is Toto Mangudadatu?
Months after the massacre, Esmael Mangudadatu won the post of Maguindanao governor in the 2010 elections. He held on to this post until 2019 and is currently representative of the 2nd district of Maguindanao.

Mangudadatu expects ‘100% guilty’ verdict on Maguindanao massacre masterminds
Esmael 'Toto' Mangudadatu's wife and sisters were among 58 people killed when gunmen sidetracked the convoy that was about to file his gubernatorial candidacy on November 23, 2009

Mindanao lawmakers seek creation of 'National DPWH' in BARMM
Deputy Speaker Mujiv Hataman says this would allow BARMM to properly implement infrastructure programs funded by the national government, but BARMM spokesperspon Naguib Sinarimbo believes it is 'not allowed'

'Christian-Muslim differences' to blame for Mangudadatu loss, says Pacquiao
PDP-Laban campaign manager Senator Manny Pacquiao adds that they failed to 'introduce' senatorial bet Zajid Mangudadatu enough to the electorate

Mangudadatu: Only losing PDP-Laban Senate bet
Maguindanao 2nd District Representative Zajid Mangudadatu, a 3-term congressman, ranks 19th in the partial, unofficial tally

Duterte leads PDP-Laban campaign rally in Cagayan
Reelectionist Governor Manuel Mamba, a former Liberal Party stalwart who jumped ship to PDP-Laban, hosts the campaign rally in Tuguegarao City

Senate bet Mangudadatu uses 'SAF 44' to promote his ballot number
Administration bet Dong Mangudadatu says he will be the 'SAF 44 in the Senate'

Mangudadatu blames Joy Belmonte for his missing photo in campaign display
(UPDATED) The vice mayor of Quezon City – who is running for mayor against Mangudadatu's friend – denies a hand in the incident, saying the photo for the display was provided by Hugpong ng Pagbabago

Duterte officially endorses 11 chosen candidates for May 2019
(UPDATED) ''Pag natalo itong mga kandidato ko, balikan ko kayo,' President Rodrigo Duterte jokingly tells the audience during PDP-Laban's proclamation rally in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan

Mangudadatu refutes study linking poverty, political dynasties in Mindanao
Other senatorial candidates who come from political families – JV Ejercito and Francis Tolentino – have opposing views on creating a law to ban dynasties

Duterte’s chosen ones: Who will benefit most from the President’s endorsement?
The popular President Duterte is supporting multiple slates. His blessing will be more critical to some, than to others.

Senate bet Mangudadatu vows to fight prejudice vs Muslims
Zajid Mangudadatu is the second high-profile senatorial hopeful pushing for the rights of Muslims in Mindanao

Mangudadatu clan in ‘deep pain’ after Zaldy Ampatuan allowed to leave jail
'The Ampatuans have taken so much from the families of the 58 victims, we will not let them keep taking from us every time they are out from prison,' says Maguindanao Representative Dong Mangudadatu

What has happened to the Maguindanao massacre trial 8 years later?
8 years and 3 administrations later, no convictions have been made

INFOGRAPHIC: The Maguindanao massacre, 8 years later
Here's the status of the Maguindanao massacre trial in numbers

50 recaptured, over 100 still on the run in PH's biggest jailbreak
UPDATED The BJMP says 13 high value targets – 7 Muslim rebels and 6 organized crime gang members – were not among the 158 inmates who bolted a North Cotabato jail

7 years later: What happened to the Maguindanao massacre case?
UPDATED Will the worst case of election related violence in the Philippines reach its resolution under the Duterte administration?

At an LP rally, politician campaigns for Duterte
It s an awkward moment for LP candidates led by reelectionist ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman when a Mangudadatu clan member declares support for Duterte during a rally

Duterte in ARMM: I am the Moro people's president
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is dominated by local government officials belonging to the ruling Liberal Party

Brother of LP's Governor Mangudadatu supports Duterte
Jong Mangudadatu former mayor of Buluan in Maguindanao announces his support for Duterte even if members of his family are members of the Liberal Party

Thousands in parts of Mindanao welcome 2016 in evacuation sites
As people flee their homes in Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat due to attacks by the BIFF Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu urges the MILF to help the government run after the members of its breakaway group

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PAL plane with VIPs makes emergency landing in Davao
UPDATED PAL flight PR 1814 was carrying 131 passengers including the Vice President s wife and two congressmen

Death of Andal Ampatuan Sr not the end of clan rule in Mindanao
The death of former Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr the alleged mastermind in the 2009 massacre of 58 in Ampatuan town is not the end of his clan s hold on local politics says his son Sajid

Massacre widows 'cannot forgive' Ampatuan Sr
UPDATED Andal Ampatuan Sr s death extinguished his criminal liability in the case his lawyer Ferdinand Topacio says

Mangudadatu: Ampatuan Sr's death won't stop quest for justice
Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu who lost his pregnant wife relatives and supporters in the Ampatuan massacre says justice must be served regardless of the death of alleged mastermind Andal Ampatuan Sr

Maguindanao massacre suspect Ampatuan Sr dead
UPDATED Ampatuan family patriarch Andal Ampatuan Sr on trial for masterminding the 2009 Maguindanao massacre that killed 58 passes away at 10:30 pm Friday July 17

State of emergency remains in some parts of Mindanao
The state of emergency was declared 6 years ago

Maguindanao massacre: How to explain Ampatuan affidavits?
How were two respondents with outstanding warrants of arrest able to subscribe to their affidavits lawyers of the Maguindanao massacre victims ask

Submit citizens' council report on BBL asap – Rodriguez
The citizens council on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law handpicked by President Benigno Aquino III needs to take note of the tight timeline to pass the law in Congress a House leader says

Ampatuan relative placed under witness protection
Former mayor Akmad Ampatuan said to be a trusted man of primary accused Andal Ampatuan Jr is a crucial witness in the case the Justice Secretary says

DOJ probes 50 new suspects in Maguindanao Massacre
The respondents include town mayors in Maguindanao and 14 members of the Ampatuan clan

Dispatches: Death of a witness in the Philippines
Dennix Sakal’s killing is a reminder to activists journalists and politicians of the vicious status quo in the Philippines in which gunmen with powerful backers routinely get away with murder

INFOGRAPHIC: Maguindanao Massacre case, 5 years on
This Rappler infographic sums up – in numbers – the status of the Maguindanao Massacre case 5 years on

Another Maguindanao massacre witness killed in ambush
A former driver of the prime suspect in the Maguindanao massacre case is killed on his way to a meeting with prosecution lawyers

'A backhoe cannot bury the memory of 58 lives'
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines rolls out a week long commemoration of Maguindanao Massacre to end with the lighting of one million candles for the victims on November 23

Gov't defers to state lawyers’ wisdom on Ampatuan massacre case
Malacañang also calls on government and private prosecutors to patch up whatever differences they may have over the case

Private lawyers protest resting of case in Ampatuan Massacre
The rift between some private lawyers and state prosecutors in the most gruesome massacre in the Philippines recent history escalates

Solons from poorest region among richest in Congress
Manny Pacquiao Imelda Marcos and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr still richest in the House of Representatives but Zajid Mangudadatu and Ruby Sahali from ARMM are also among the wealthiest

Maguindanao massacre families demand state compensation
Families of the victims say the masterminds in the mass murder are state actors so the government is liable to pay the families
Palace: Gov't need not compensate Maguindanao kin
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte says the government does not owe the victims anything because it did not commit the crime
Don't be swayed by Ampatuans, victim's daughter says
Reynafe Momay Castillo said it is a ploy to derail the Ampatuans ongoing prosecution
Rappler Newscast | June 24, 2013
Investigators confirm charges of sex abuse against DOLE staff PSEI plunges Ampatuans offer settlements to Maguindanao victims
Ampatuan Massacre remembered on Sunday
On the 43rd month NUJP offers prayers for the victims of what has been described as the worst political massacre in the country
Daughter of 58th Ampatuan victim 'disappointed'
Daughter of Reynaldo Momay Ampatuan massacre victim number 58 says most if not all suspects have not shown any remorse
Big majority of Ampatuans lose in Maguindanao
Of the 75 clan members who ran for local posts only 24 won or are leading the count