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In a land where people are no longer easily shocked, the event froze many in disbelief when it was first reported.
A convoy of over 60 people enroute to file a simple certificate of candidacy -- a group that included over 30 journalists but also a few motorists who happened to be stopped at the same checkpoint -- were wiped out. Only pursuing soldiers prevented the victims from being buried with their vehicles inside mass graves as part of a conspiracy to make them disappear without a trace.
The November 23 Massacre -- also known as the Maguindanao or Ampatuan Massacre -- has become an emblem for a country's culture of impunity, where powerful people think they can literally get away with murdering dozens of innocent people in a single pre-meditated act.
It has been a year since that infamous day. There have been no convictions. A trial continues, hidden from public view by a court ruling prohibiting live coverage and cameras inside the courtroom.
To help readers trace the history of this case, GMANews.TV presents this chonological grid of many of our reports and news videos about the heinous deed and its aftermath.
A convoy of over 60 people enroute to file a simple certificate of candidacy -- a group that included over 30 journalists but also a few motorists who happened to be stopped at the same checkpoint -- were wiped out. Only pursuing soldiers prevented the victims from being buried with their vehicles inside mass graves as part of a conspiracy to make them disappear without a trace.
The November 23 Massacre -- also known as the Maguindanao or Ampatuan Massacre -- has become an emblem for a country's culture of impunity, where powerful people think they can literally get away with murdering dozens of innocent people in a single pre-meditated act.
It has been a year since that infamous day. There have been no convictions. A trial continues, hidden from public view by a court ruling prohibiting live coverage and cameras inside the courtroom.
To help readers trace the history of this case, GMANews.TV presents this chonological grid of many of our reports and news videos about the heinous deed and its aftermath.
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