際際滷

際際滷Share a Scribd company logo

Bishops welcome massacre trial ruling | Catholic news | Catholic church news | christianity | catholic church | Pope Benedict | world christian news | churches Asia | catholic website | vatican news

Download as PPTX, PDF
S
seokochi

Catholic prelates today joined President Benigno Aquino and the families ofMaguindanao massacrevictims in praising a Supreme Court decision to allow live media coverage of the trial of those alleged to have committed the massacre.

Convert to study guideBETA

Transform any presentation into a summarized study guide, highlighting the most important points and key insights.

1 of 16
Download to read offline
Bishops welcome massacre trial rulingwww.ucanews.com
Catholic prelates today joined President Benigno Aquino and the families ofMaguindanao massacrevictims in praising a Supreme Court decision to allow live media coverage of the trial of those alleged to have committed the massacre.
Yesterday, the court upheld a petition from journalists, major broadcast networks and the families of the victims, demanding coverage.
Auxiliary Bishop Bagaforo of Cotabatosaid the move would show the government is committed to promoting transparency in the case.
Our suspicions that the process might belutongmacao[a sham] are now gone because we will now see for ourselves how the trial progresses, said Bishop Bagaforo on Church-runRadio Veritas 846.
Bishop DeograciasI単iguez of Kalookan, head of the Catholic bishops conferences public affairs committee, said it will help satisfy public curiosity and concerns.
President Aquino praised the court for listening to pleas from around the country.
We thank the Supreme Court for heeding our request and that of many of our countrymen for allowing live coverage of the trial.
So we praise the Supreme Court for listening, he said.
Maguindanao Governor Esmael Toto Mangudadatu, whose wife and relatives were killed in the massacre, also expressed delight at the decision.
This is a welcome decision. The more eyes that follow the trial the better our fight for justice becomes, he said.
Fifty-eight people 32 of them journalists were killed on November 23, 2009 in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao while on their way to register Mangudadatus candidacy in gubernatorial elections in 2010.
It is considered the worst election-related violence in Philippine history and the single worst mass killing of journalists anywhere in the world.
Former Maguindanao governor, AndalAmpatuan senior and his son Andal junior are accused of masterminding the massacre.
Almost 200 other defendants are also to go on trial for their alleged role in the killings.
www.ucanews.comContact us

More Related Content

Bishops welcome massacre trial ruling | Catholic news | Catholic church news | christianity | catholic church | Pope Benedict | world christian news | churches Asia | catholic website | vatican news

  • 1. Bishops welcome massacre trial rulingwww.ucanews.com
  • 2. Catholic prelates today joined President Benigno Aquino and the families ofMaguindanao massacrevictims in praising a Supreme Court decision to allow live media coverage of the trial of those alleged to have committed the massacre.
  • 3. Yesterday, the court upheld a petition from journalists, major broadcast networks and the families of the victims, demanding coverage.
  • 4. Auxiliary Bishop Bagaforo of Cotabatosaid the move would show the government is committed to promoting transparency in the case.
  • 5. Our suspicions that the process might belutongmacao[a sham] are now gone because we will now see for ourselves how the trial progresses, said Bishop Bagaforo on Church-runRadio Veritas 846.
  • 6. Bishop DeograciasI単iguez of Kalookan, head of the Catholic bishops conferences public affairs committee, said it will help satisfy public curiosity and concerns.
  • 7. President Aquino praised the court for listening to pleas from around the country.
  • 8. We thank the Supreme Court for heeding our request and that of many of our countrymen for allowing live coverage of the trial.
  • 9. So we praise the Supreme Court for listening, he said.
  • 10. Maguindanao Governor Esmael Toto Mangudadatu, whose wife and relatives were killed in the massacre, also expressed delight at the decision.
  • 11. This is a welcome decision. The more eyes that follow the trial the better our fight for justice becomes, he said.
  • 12. Fifty-eight people 32 of them journalists were killed on November 23, 2009 in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindanao while on their way to register Mangudadatus candidacy in gubernatorial elections in 2010.
  • 13. It is considered the worst election-related violence in Philippine history and the single worst mass killing of journalists anywhere in the world.
  • 14. Former Maguindanao governor, AndalAmpatuan senior and his son Andal junior are accused of masterminding the massacre.
  • 15. Almost 200 other defendants are also to go on trial for their alleged role in the killings.