When news broke that 58 individuals had been massacred in the town of Ampatuan, Maguindanao province in 2009, Rowella Dayawan got worried calls from her relatives, asking where she was. Read this story by AdrianINQ to know more. INQFocus
“That moment, I told myself that there will be trouble [in the next days] because knowing the Ampatuan[s] that time, they are so powerful. Whoever will challenge them will have difficult days ahead,” she told INQUIRER.net.
But the 32nd journalist killed—Reynaldo Momay—is not yet recognized by the court as a victim since his body has yet to be found. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is still fighting for his recognition through the online campaign #FightFor58.While fate spared Dayawan, she said she decided to continue her work as a journalist despite fears for her safety to honor her slain colleagues.
But as Mangudadatu’s relatives, accompanied by 32 media workers, were on their way to a local Comelec office to file the challenger’s COC, Ampatuan’s men stopped the convoy, including six motorists who were just passing by the route, in Barangay Kauran, Ampatuan, a town named after the powerful clan.
This, as over 80 suspects, including 15 members of the Ampatuan clan, remained at large when the promulgation was made on Dec. 19, 2019, 10 years since the massacre took place, as efforts to arrest them had failed.
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