Barrio Siete’s OFFICIAL STATEMENT on the Maguindanao Massacre
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Barrio Siete Collective Blog was conceived with a common goal of responsible freedom of expression, radical tracing of one’s provincial roots and the upholding of democracy via the written form of communication despite of various differences and diversity among its members.
One proof of this is the fact that Barrio Siete writers consist of members with different faiths (including Islam), with different financial and legal status, with different political views, with different ideologies, with different citizenship and with different principles in life.
Simply put it, we firmly believe in the spirit of Democracy in diversity armed with responsibility and civility. We consider ourselves as citizen journalist with Imbalanced News and Biased Views, precisely because we are not professional journalists. But despite of this we still try our very best to always present the two faces, if not, multiple faces on an issue. We are writers armed with “passion” to express what we believe in — FREEDOM and TRUTH.
But the recent Massacre in Maguindanao which murdered journalists, innocent civilians and political supporters including women threatened this same Freedom and Truth we are upholding in our blog. We are alarmed and appalled at the same time by the horrific and ghastly expression of usurpation of power and the lawlessness in our society by the very same people in the position who have sworn to protect us.
With this we at Barrio Siete dare to assume, given the circumstances of events, that implies lack of action and haste from our Philippine Government to bring to justice the men behind the attack, that Killing of innocent Lives for the sake of Staying in Power is utterly wrong, shameful and intrinsically evil.
We, the unified and solid bloggers and writers of Barrio Siete publicly condemn this gruesome ungodly act against freedom of speech and democracy in the strongest possible term.
Thus, with disgust and indignation and in support to all journalists around the world, we call on the Philippine Government under the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to:
1. STOP negotiating with the alleged suspects under the guise of Sec. Dureza and arrest those who are responsible under the burden of proof found on the scene of the crime, circumstantial evidence or otherwise, including the testimony of several witnesses. We also ask the immediate preventive relief of the people implicated on the crime, so as not to influence the on-going investigation.
2. STOP issuing statements from the Palace mouthpieces but instead ACT on the case and bring to justice the alleged perpetrators. We ask the immediate placement of the area under Comelec control.
3. STOP and break all political ties on allies in the name of fairness
4. ABOLISH all private armies on all sides of political affinity
5. and lastly, STOP ALL THE STALLING AND PROLONGATION OF THE INVESTIGATION. BRING JUSTICE TO HASTE
The implication of this massacre does not only involve journalists working on the mainstream media, but also on ordinary Filipino citizens, innocent people who are commonly called citizen journalists, and currently maintains 2 million blogs to date.
The lack of action from the Government is sending the wrong signal of tolerance and god forbid, might be repeated in the near future under a different name, different location and a different number of human lives wasted by diabolical inclination to gag freedom with the use of terror.
We ask all Filipino Bloggers, collective or individual otherwise, to make a stand against annihilation of the innocent, and uphold basic human rights to life and freedom of speech.
Barrio Siete stands by its statement.
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napanood ko nga yan sa tv!! grabeh talaga. my thought is usual na yung ganyan eh, na may napapahamak sa politika pero USUALLY ang tinatarget lang eh yung mismong politiko, may madamay man na civilian eh yung tipong hindi sinasadya yung tipong nakaharang lang keya natamaan, o mga body guards na nanlaban. pero to the point na idamay ng SADYAAN ANG GANONG KARAMING TAO, NA WALANG KALABAN-LABAN eh talagang tipong satanas na ang lumulukob sa ulo! nakakalungkot isipin na dahil lang sa kapangyarihan ay magkakaganon sila. !
katarungan is what “I” ASK.
And while the world condemns this senseless act, not a single arrest has been made. Not one. Somebody has to RESIGN.
I agree!
The killings were too much…desperate politicians clinging to power… I am a Noynoy supporter and I am planning to vote for him…but I am willing to shift my alliance and vote for Gibo or whoever, if he can work with Comelec to:
1. Disqualify ALL the Ampatuans from running in the 2010 elections (reasons private armies, glaring corruptions as exemplefied by the mansions etc., gun ban, and others).
2. Work to provide justice to the victims before the year is over. Show leadership and work with AFP to arrest the demonic criminals.
I challenge all the candidates, who ever can show LEADERSHIP and do something on the matter ASAP will get my vote (30 of us)! My reason is – whoever you are, you deserve – truly – the Presidency.
ang question eh kung kaya ni arroyo ang mga ampatuan given na sila ang nagdala ki arroyo in that position. pag pinahuli si ampatuan, ano ang isasabog nilang katotohanan? yan siguro bakit walang arrest na gagawin and they will just prolong this horrendous insanity until a new news item comes up at matabunan to and people will just forget
Aguy, just an info:
Before the massacre happened, Gibo was in a meeting with the ampatuans and mangadadatus. The Administration was urging the mangadadatu not to run against the ampatuans and insteqd offered him a position…
as reported by Ces drilon
clearly, gibo has a hand on tolerating the ampatuans.
understand that ampatuans helped gloria to “win” the election. they were counting on ampatuans for the vote… AGAIN.
all i know is that this arrest is like a show. nakaturban, naka shades, baka sa Makati Shangrila naka-book ang monster na to? asan kaya ang 99 others? asan ang ibang ampatuan? papayag ba ang ibang ampatuan na ikukulong yan eh sila na ata ang lord of all the warlords at di kaya ni arroyo?
RAWR. kakagigil to!
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/177839/backhoe-witness-accounts-not-enough-to-nail-ampatuans-police
nabasa ko rin iyon silver…grabe di pa raw enough…talaga naman oo! kung gusto may paraan, kung ayaw may dahilan.
QLET,
Tinalo pa ng justice system natin ang pokemon na SLOWPOKE!
LECHENESS!!!
Nakapanghihilakbot talaga ang pangyayaring ito. Parang plot sa isang lumag pelikula starring the likes of Dick Israel as the police chief, a corrupt mayor, or FPJ as the heroat ang ending ay ganito din. Pero hinihintay pa natin ang resolution, at ang justice. Nakakabwisit na takot ang gobyerno natin na kumilos laban sa mga kaalyado nila. Kawawa naman ang mga taga Maguindanao dahil pinamumunuan sila ng mga ganitong klaseng nilalang.
power and popularity,greed,greed,greed….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Aqb8fsGyM
yes, yes, yes!
and for me, those who have not acted today who only issue blah blah blah in the media are just as guilty as those barbarians! i cannot believe that they will cuddle those animals up to this minute!
Take it easy folks, you just have to nuke/kill those guys responsible – their whole clan – sorry – but these folks understand only that. You can’t be hifalutin with these animals nor being politically correct. We got laws and tools to fight feudalism/warlords , blah blah, blah but it never happen. Just do it, and please no more court cases, pera natin yan for nothing – Kafkaesque. Will somebody please do the right thing? Be anonymous.
sabi nga ni Tounge dun sa Ellen Tordesillas, bigyan nang kanyon ang dalwang warlords na yan para maubos na ang mga yan!
Oo nga, sobra na ang mga yan; talo pa ang naglalaro ng video games.
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Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Zamzamin Ampatuan,
pangalan na pangalan lang zamzamin, i am positive, this was also an appointment – Ampatuans really got a lot of appointments and public offices!
Can of worms, pandora’s box – yan!
ayoko na lang mag-react. hindi kayang tumbasan ng mga salita at komento kung ano mang kababalaghan meron sa massacre na’to. all gloria could do was declare a “state of emergency” pero wala ni isang asong kalye na nahuli para imbestigahan.
lantaran na ang kademonyuhan pero mukhang mga untouchables talaga ang may kagagawan nyan. kung ordinaryong tao lang ang nakaputol ng isang sa mga daliri ng mga na-massacre baka isang oras palang nasa bilangguan na at si charice pempengco e nagwawagayway na ng kanyang banner ng tagumpay.
No spin needed, this is a tragedy of unequal proportions where a united Philippines should condemn and demand swift justice !!!
Thanks Barrio Siete for your unequivocal stand.
sad sad sad.
agree sa sinabi ni KK.
Dear barrio Siete,
What happened in Maguindanao massacer is actually just a tip of a long socio-political cancer in our country. We have to register in the strongest word not just our symphaty to the family of victims but also our condemnation to the people protecting those murderers. We have to actively participate in changing our political landscape by NOT voting the traditional politicians who used guns, goods, gold and gimics to be elected.
bro martin
chairperson of SSMESI
Sagip Sierra Madre Environmental Society, Inc.
nakakapanghina talaga ito. there is no way to decribe it…lalo na sa mga pilipino. also, it’s easy na manisi ng tao, grupo, or gobyerno during this time of mourning kahit na wala naman talaga silang kinalalaman.
i pray for the victims and families. i pray that the violence does not escalate or repeat. i pray that this unites all of us…to strive for peace, justice, and respect for one another….that this does not breed hatred towards certain groups, but rather encourage education and unity…that this does not lead to violence against the national government, but rather open an honest and constructive dialogue. i pray that people would not be quick to assume that a person, group, or sytem is guilty by association.
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In our dreams…not in a million years. (Negative lang talaga ako)
i don’t think it’s being negative. totoo naman.
kung isang snatcher lang yan sa kalye in manila, think what will happen to him pag nahuli. compare this sa trato sa mayor na yan? and now he is blaming the MNLF? palalayain din yan dahil ang totoo nito, mass suicide yon eh, di ba?
yap ely.. in our dreams… hanggat may kapangayarihan at perang minimithi ang mga yan .. wlang pagbabago.. tsk. sa Pilipinas, kapag ang nang-abuso eh mas makapangyarihan kesa sa inabuso, consider the case ignored/closed…
sabagay nga naman.. tama sila, kung dadaanin sa legal na pamamaraan ng pag-iimbEstiga, maari ngang mapawalang sala ang mga akusado.
bakit?
sabihin na natin may nakakita, pero pwedeng bayaran o patahimikin ang nakakita. o kaya ay pwedeng pabulaanan. bakit nga ba? kasi madali lang sabihin ng kampo ng akusado na nagbayad pa ang kampo ng biktima ng mga false witness…. hindi nga naman sapat na basehan na may isa o limang tao na magsasabing “nakita namin” aba eh kahit sino eh pede magsabing “nakita namin” para lang tulungan ang mga taga kabilang kanto. hindi ko pinapagtanggol ang akusado, inilalabas ko lang ang insights ko kung bakit sinsabi nilang kulang pa ang mga basehan. hindi rin sapat na basehan na porke yun ang kalaban sa politiko eh sila na ang pumatay.. ang kelangan dito eh solid proof at hindi basta sinabi lang ng witness oh conclusion base sa mga nangyari.
pinakamatatag ng basehan siguro kung naivideo. pero kung word of mouth lang, maaaring hindi nila icoconsider na totoo ang mga sinasabi ng witness. isa pa kung sakaling may mahuli silang mga suspects at may finger prints.. sana nga ay maghimala ang Panginoon na magkaron ng finger print at magmatch sa mga suspects..KUNG MAY MAHUHULING SUSPECT.. kahit kelan ang batas satin eh batas sa makakapangyarihan… parang kanta ni bamboo na tatsulok
The Maguindanao tragedy is the current symbol of our government. Bakit kamo?
1. Sa nangyaring ito: parang may pinapanigang pamilya
2. Sa tingin ko: may kinatatakutang mga tao kung bakit hindi makanti ang mga salarin
3. Sa wari ko: may mga dahilan kung bakit hindi masaling ang mga utak sa massacre
To the current government, mahiya naman kayo sa mga mamamayang Pilipino. Sobrang highblood talaga ako sa issue na ito. Grrrr….
sa totoo lang parang ayaw ko ng magbasa ng latest updates kasi talagang sobrang galit ako…kaya lang gusto ko rin malaman ang mga developments (kung meron na bang nagawang mabuti ang gobyerno). grabe naiyak ako kanina ng mabasa ko kung ano ang ginawa ng mga ‘walang kaluluwa’ dun sa mga babae after nilang gahasain. para bagang wala silang mahal sa buhay na mga babae at nasikmura nilang gawin ang mga iyon.
Kung ako lang ang head of state ngayon ha, ganito gagawin ko:
-I will permanently ban the people involved to run from a public office.
-I will investigate the enormous wealth because the money is being used for guns and ammunitions.
Grabe talaga ang ginawa nila sa mga kawawang biktima. Nakakapanghindik balahibo. It echos Hitler’s outlook, don’t you think?
Pero, I will burst the bubbles na kasi hindi naman ako ng presidente ng bansa. Tingin ko nga talaga lumakas lang loob ng mga ito kasi pinamihasang maging panginoon sa lugar nila kaya hayun, hindi mga marunong rumespeto ng buhay ng tao at matakot sa Diyos.
Condolences sa mga pamilyang naulila.
Justice for all the victims of the Maguindanao massacre!
tama ka. kung makapagtayo sila ng mga mansion sobra.
i heard from my friend na taga Davao. they were allies before and friends. dahil lang sa politika, kaya sila naging rival.
isn’t that amazing how MONEY can make someone kill bunch of people???
so true about the hitler thingy! hmmm… di ko lubos maisip na magagawa ng isang Pilipino yan.
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On a lighter note, ano naman kaya ang masasabi ng mga taga-kaVilang Varrio about this?
Ayun na naman… nagmamarunong na naman sila about the Liberal party’s platform shit.
Mukha silang shit, that’s why.
Closeted freaks living abroad. Geez.
Actually, Reynz, there’s lots of action by govt but not the right action. They’ve become dizzy — their mouths have replaced their brains, saying everything and anything except doing the right thing.
i was in shock when my father called and said that his first degree cousin was killed during the said massacre. he was a freelance journalist (Rey Merisco). he has 3 kids, very young!!!
di ko alam kung ano naramdaman ko that time. pero sobrang naiyak ako at nalungkot for his loved ones.
sana lang meron gawin ang gobyerno natin about it. kasi, feeling ko… pinapatagal lang nila ang imbestigasyon at paghuli at paghatol ng parusa sa may kasalanan para kung may dadating na bagong issue, tatabunan lang nila to. and eventually, di na maresolve!
baka nga pakawalan lang nila ang may gawa nito! wag naman sana…
lets all pray for all them!
sad to hear that.. condolence to the whole family glorien.