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On November 24, the president of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo responded to the news of the massacre by declaring a state of emergency in Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City. [29] Speaker of the House Prospero Nograles called on the police to quickly identify the perpetrators of the massacre and disarm private armies. [ 31 ]
Philippine Movement for Press Freedom (PMPF): tally since President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in 1972. [22] Until 1999, 87 journalists were reportedly slain. PMPF, defunct by the mid-2000s, was a media watchdog which monitored press freedom violations especially in the 1980s; also active during the administrations of C. Aquino and ...
Mamasapano, Maguindanao 3 0 shooting Three Marines were killed by gunmen while they were procuring provisions. [138] 16 July Mamasapano, Maguindanao (+8) 7 shooting Eight BIFF militants were killed while seven soldiers were wounded in hostilities sparked by an attack on an Army team studying Moro culture. [139] 2 September Davao City 15 70
Martial law monument in Mehan Garden. Martial law in the Philippines (Filipino: Batas Militar sa Pilipinas) refers to the various historical instances in which the Philippine head of state placed all or part of the country under military control [1] —most prominently [2]: 111 during the administration of Ferdinand Marcos, [3] [4] but also during the Philippines' colonial period, during the ...
Maguindanao incident (Rebel attack) 13 December 1993: Maguindanao: 8–9 (all civilians) A group of about 20 armed men stopped a bus; Christian passengers were separated from Muslims, robbed and shot. Fifteen others were wounded, while a Christian minister was left unhurt. [135] Lipa Arandia massacre (Family murders) 10 April 1994 Sabang, Lipa ...
Many considered this to be a prelude to Martial Law. After widespread protests, however, the Marcos administration decided to reintroduce the writ. In December 2009 under Arroyo Administration, habeas corpus was suspended in Maguindanao as the province was placed under martial law. This occurred in response to the Maguindanao massacre. [3]
November 23 – A massacre in Maguindanao kills at least 60 persons. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo responded to the news of the massacre by declaring a state of emergency in Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City. [16] [17] November 25 – Dasmariñas becomes a component city in the province of Cavite through ratification of Republic ...
[60] [61] After the discovery of the mass graves, President Arroyo declared martial law in Maguindanao. [62] 198 people, including Andal Ampatuan Sr. and Andal Ampatuan Jr., were charged with murder. [63] Charges against some of the suspects were later dropped. Andal Sr., suspected to be the mastermind behind the massacre, died on July 17, 2015 ...