Update 10:15 Security forces in the Philippines discovered six more bodies Wednesday 25 November in the election-related killings in the south of the country, taking the total to 52 persons killed. President Gloria Macapagal declared a national day of mourning. The Philippines government has declared a national emergency in two southern provinces on the southern island of Mindanao after more than 40 people were abducted and massacred 23 November. The rivalry between two political families and factions is blamed for the killings in the turbulent, mostly Muslim, region of the country. Macapagal is under pressure because the alleged perpetrators were her political allies in the presidential election in 2004, which she won.

Links to other sites: New York Times, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Posted by Sean Ecker on 24 November 2009 at 21:32, last updated on 25 November 2009 at 10:15 | permalink
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