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Assassinated Maguindanao vice mayor was ‘a fresh wind in Moro politics’

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Carlos H. Conde

In 2003, I did a feature story for Newsbreak magazine about the rise of young Moro politicians. Among those I talked about in my story was Alexander Tomawis, a scion of one of Maguindanao’s political elite who was determined to … Continue reading →

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An Uncounted Victim, a Year After Philippine Massacre

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Carlos H. Conde

By CARLOS H. CONDE
The New York Times
Published: November 22, 2010

MANILA — Every day, Maria Reynafe Momay-Castillo has been in the courtroom — following the proceedings; grasping other women’s hands at emotional moments; quietly crying with them, as witnesses testified that their loved ones had died at the hands of one of the most powerful political clans in the southern Philippines.

Prosecutors say 57 people died a year ago Tuesday in a massacre that shocked even this country, which has long been accustomed to political violence: the gunning down of a convoy of people on their way to file candidacy papers for a rival of Andal Ampatuan Jr., scion of a family that has long dominated the strife-torn province of Maguindanao.

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Clan in Philippines Accused of More Killings

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Carlos H. Conde

By CARLOS H. CONDE
The New York Times
Published: November 16, 2010

MANILA — Members of a powerful political clan in the southern Philippines whose leaders have been charged in the massacre of 57 people last November are implicated in dozens of other killings dating back decades, Human Rights Watch alleged in a report released Tuesday.

Some of the 56 earlier killings detailed by the New York-based rights group occurred with the knowledge, if not the complicity, of members of the police and the military, according to the report. No one in the Ampatuan family, long a dominant political force in Maguindanao Province, was charged in the earlier killings, whose victims included political opponents and their relatives, public officials, people whose land the family wanted and members of the Ampatuans’ own organization who disobeyed orders, the report said.

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Justice Is Elusive, but Not Fear, in Philippine Town

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Carlos H. Conde

By CARLOS H. CONDE Published: May 27, 2010 The New York Times AMPATUAN, PHILIPPINES — Maguid Amolan and his family were asleep when the blast went off over their heads. “We heard a loud bang,” said Mr. Amolan, 48, a … Continue reading →

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Aquino Son One to Watch in Philippine Elections

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Carlos H. Conde

By NORIMITSU ONISHI and CARLOS H. CONDE The New York Times Published: May 9, 2010 MANILA — Senator Benigno S. Aquino III, the son of the Philippines’ two democracy icons, was favored to win in the presidential election Monday, as … Continue reading →

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