CDO Journalists, Students Commemorate Ampatuan Massacre in Spite of TD Verbena

CDO journalists, students commemorate Ampatuan Massacre in spite of TD Verbena

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/November 25)– Heavy rains from Tropical Depression Verbena Monday, November 24, did not stop reporters and students from commemorating the 16th anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre—the worst pre-election violence in the country that left 58 people dead, including 32 journalists and media workers. The reporters and students, around 25 in number, moved their rally from the Press Freedom Park to indoors at the boardro…

Verbena fails to dampen call for justice on Ampatuan Massacre anniversary

HEAVY rains from Tropical Depression Verbena on Monday, Nov. 24, did not stop reporters and students from commemorating the 16th anniversary of the Ampatuan Massacre, the worst election-related violence in the country that left 58 people dead, including 32 journalists. With the city placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1, about 25 journalists and students moved their rally from the Press Freedom Park to the Cagayan de Oro Press Club boa…