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BUNGKALON: Official Statement of ThePILLARS Publication on the 15th Anniversary of Ampatuan Massacre
person ThePILLARS Publicationcalendar_month November 27, 2024On this 23rd day of November 2024, we solemnly commemorate one of the darkest days in the annals of journalism. The Ampatuan Massacre which claimed the lives of 58 victims—32 of them journalists—is considered to be the deadliest single event in histo...
BUNGKALON: Official Statement of ThePILLARS Publication on the 15th Anniversary of Ampatuan Massacre
person ThePILLARS Publicationcalendar_month November 27, 2024On this 23rd day of November 2024, we solemnly commemorate one of the darkest days in the annals of journalism. The Ampatuan Massacre which claimed the lives of 58 victims—32 of them journalists—is considered to be the deadliest single event in history for the press. Yet, even after a decade and a half, justice for one of the victims, Reynaldo Momay, can be said to be still buried on the same grounds the bodies of the victims were found, as his name was not included in the court’s ruling due to alleged lack of evidence of his actual death.
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BUNGKALON: Official Statement of ThePILLARS Publication on the 15th Anniversary of Ampatuan Massacre
person ThePILLARS Publicationcalendar_month November 27, 2024On this 23rd day of November 2024, we solemnly commemorate one of the darkest days in the annals of journalism. The Ampatuan Massacre which claimed the lives of 58 victims—32 of them journalists—is considered to be the deadliest single event in history for the press. Yet, even after a decade and a half, justice for one of the victims, Reynaldo Momay, can be said to be still buried on the same grounds the bodies of the victims were found, as his name was not included in the court’s ruling due to alleged lack of evidence of his actual death.