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The Maguindanao Massacre: impunity rears its ugly head
Protests against President Arroyo's declaration of Martial Law in Maguindanao. Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mliwanag/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 On November 23, 2009 a convoy with 57 people on the way to an election office in the Maguindanao province, in the Southern Philippines, were attacked and killed by armed men. The governor of the province, Andal Ampatuan, was pointed out as the prime suspect for the killings. Members of a rival political family member together with 30 journalists and media workers were in the convoy. Mr Ampatuan has denied responsibility for the attack. The Ampatuan clan has controlled Maguindanao for long and its members have been loyal supporters of President Gloria Arroyo. After the attack President Arroyo declared martial law in Maguindanao province which raised protests by human rights groups. Muslim rebels on the Mindanao island have been fighting for a separate Islamic state within the mainly-Catholic country for decades, a conflict which has claimed 120,000 lives. In this week's In Focus Lennart Niemela, M.A. in Asian studies, looks at what conditions on the political-economic scene of the Philippines made the massacre possible.
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A country guide for Philippines, which forms part of the Eldis Country Guide. The information provided includes: general factual information, and links to a range of country-specific Internet sites.
http://www.eldis.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpcgi.exe?QB0=AND&QF0=GEOG&QI0=Philippines...
Keywords: Development. Poverty, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 44, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Philippines, Southeast Asia,
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This is the official gateway to Internet sites of the Government of the Philippines. It provides access to the latest press releases, a directory of links to government department websites, plus background information on the history society, culture and the economy of the region. Also available are
http://www.gov.ph/
Keywords: Civil society, In Focus, In Focus 2008, In Focus 2008 Week 44, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Philippines, Politics and society, Southeast Asia,
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Overview of the effectiveness of National Integrity Systems in East and Southeast Asia The report from Transparency International , 2007, identifies the major trends in curbing corruption in East and Southeast Asia. The report compares and contrasts best practices employed in the region including sp
http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/2007/nis_in_east_and_southeast_as...
Keywords: Business management, Business. Management, Cambodia, China, East Asia, Hong Kong, In Focus, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 27, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
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The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups and in many individu
http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28
Keywords: Burma - Myanmar, Cambodia, Central Asia, China, Development. Poverty, East Asia, East Timor, Economic issues, Hong Kong, In Focus, In Focus 2009, In Focus 2009 Week 41, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam,
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Karapatan is a human rights alliance, comprising over 40 organisations which campaigns against human rights violations in the Philippines. members include: Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP), KAPATID (Association of Relatives and Friends of Political Prisoners), Ecumenical Movement for J
http://www.philonline.com.ph/~krptn/index.html
Keywords: Human rights, In Focus, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Philippines, Southeast Asia,
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As part of the Economic Development Portal of the Philipines the WWW provides online national and regional economic indicators of the Philippines; some social indicators are also included. Also included are selected economic indicators for other Asian countries; economic reports and databases; progr
http://www.neda.gov.ph/
Keywords: Economic issues, Economic statistics, Economic statistics, In Focus, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Philippines, Social conditions, Social statistics, Social statistics, Southeast Asia,
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The National Institute for Policy Studies aims to promote democracy and social justice in the Philippines. Its website provides information on its purpose and activities. It includes access to some online papers: Democracy Forum Papers and Liberal Forum papers. These discuss democracy, social market
http://www.nips.org.ph/
Keywords: Civil and political rights, Democracy, Human rights, In Focus, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Philippines, Political systems, Politics and society, Southeast Asia,
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The NSO is a government department and the main agency responsible for the collection and dissemination of general socio-economic statistics of the Philippines. General statistics are available via 'Philippines in Figures'; more detailed data can be accessed via an alphabetical index of sectors and
http://www.census.gov.ph/
Keywords: In Focus, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Statistics,
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This is the official website of the Philippines President. It provides information on the role of the president and his/her recent activities. The section on the current president includes a biography, plus access to recent press releases, transcripts of speeches, presidential directives and issuran
http://www.op.gov.ph
Keywords: Civil society, In Focus, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Philippines, Politics and society, Southeast Asia,
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www.pcij.org, Herndon, VA, US. Self-description: "[A]n independent, nonprofit media agency that specializes in investigative reporting. It was founded in 1989 by nine Filipino journalists who realized, from their years on the beat and at the news desk, the need for newspapers and broadcast agencies
http://www.pcij.org/
Keywords: In Focus, In Focus 2010, In Focus 2010 Week 06, Mass media, News. Media, Philippines, Southeast Asia,
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