Each day (Forum: Justice for the Maguindanao massacre victims)

“WAG BIBITIW SA MAGUINDANAO 57”

Photo by the Associated Press published in Yahoo Phil used here for educational purposes

Official invite:

quote “All media practitioners, faculty, students and civic  groups are cordially invited to attend “WAG BIBITIW SA MAGUINDANAO 57,” a forum organized by the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (UP-CMC) which will be held on Friday, December 4, 2009, 10:00 a.m. at the CMC Auditorium, Plaridel Hall, Annex Building, Ylanan Road, U.P. Campus Diliman, Quezon City.

quote “Herman Basbaño (KBP President and Vice President for Bombo Radyo), Ruperto Nicdao, Jr., (CEO, Manila Broadcasting Corporation and incoming KBP chair), Jay Sonza, UNTV Station Manager, Atty. Leila de Lima (Chair, Commission on Human Rights), Nonoy Espino (President, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines), as well representatives from the Philippine Collegian, Solidaridad, Tinig ng Plaridel, the College Editors Guild of the Philippines and other media groups, are attending the event.

quote “For details, please get in touch with Prof. Rose Feliciano (9206859) or Prof. Marichu Lambino (9206852).” closed-quote.

Breaking news: 44 allegedly beheaded & mutilated (candidates’ kin, journalists, lawyers) Maguindanao, 1st election-related fatalities

Breaking news: 1st election-related fatalities: 44 allegedly beheaded & mutilated (candidates’ kin, 11 journalists, two lawyers) in Maguindanao

From ABS-CBN: 44 bodies recovered: kin of vice mayor,  11 journalists and two lawyers, were allegedly killed on the way to the filing of certificates of candidacy, by armed men in Sharif Aguak, Maguindanao, according to the vice mayor, Toto Mangudadatu. In an interview by DZMM’s Anthony Taberna and Gerry Baja, Mangudadatu said the 44 were allegedly beheaded and mutilated.

(still from DZMM): The Manila Bulletin confirmed that one of their reporters, Bong Reblando was killed. Benny Antiporda of the National Press Club confirmed that 11 journalists were killed.

(the names were read out loud by the NPC representative over a live phone-patched interview.)

( blog admin will not post the names yet here pending info that the relatives have been informed)