CALL FOR CONVICTION. Groups and members of the media commemorate the 10th anniversary of Maguindanao Massacre at the Mehan Garden, Manila on November 23. All photos by Lisa Marie David/Rappler
At the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the massacre, held in Mendiola on Saturday, November 23, AlterMidya's Kenneth Guda said, “Anything less [than a conviction] is unacceptable and would unleash a storm of wrath not just from the victims’ families and loved ones but from the greater public, including the media community here and abroad."will be handed down by Quezon City Regional Trial Court Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes.
Let's Organize for Democracy and Integrity , Concerned Artists of the Philippines , and Photojournalists’ Center of the Philippines were among the organizations that joined the activities.“Mula 1986, 187 journalists have been murdered sa bansang ito. At halos wala, walang nakakatanggap ng katarungan. Sa aming tala, 17 pa lang ang convictions. Karamihan diyan gunmen, walang mastermind,”, the Philippines was listed among the deadliest countries for journalists in Southeast Asia.