Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 1:40 am
A clan member of Ampatuan reveals the involment of the suspected Ampatuans in November 23, 2009 Maguindanao Massacre. Killing 57 people including men, women, journalists and supporters of the rival Mangudadatu clan.
The Ampatuan clan witness was under the custody of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and said to be in a safehouse rather than bringing him in the NBI headquarters.
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 9:45 am
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo officially declared martial law in the province of Maguindanao on Saturday morning.
In a press conference past 7 a.m, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita announced Proclamation No. 1959 proclaiming a state of martial law and suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the province of Maguindanao, except for certain areas identified as bailiwicks of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) separatists.
The declaration of martial law will lead to the arrests without warrants of other members of the Ampatuan family who have been linked to the November 23 massacre.
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