PCIJ WebAlert #30.2008
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4.September.2008
---------------[ Special Report )------
PUBLIC EYE
Amid the Fighting, the Clans Rule in Maguindanao
by Jaileen F. Jimeno
FOR a single act of supposed generosity, the Ampatuan name will always
be remembered by many people.
In December 2007 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport,
Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan and son Zaldy Ampatuan, governor
of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, gave airport employees a
thousand pesos each.
The Christmas gift-giving by father and son, both Muslims, became
controversial after airport officials reprimanded the employees for
leaving their posts as the gift-giving was in progress.
The incident may come as a surprise to many in Manila but not to the
residents of Maguindanao. There, the Ampatuans, the latest in the
string of clans that wield power and privilege in Mindanao, are hailed
as benefactors and patrons.
This special report looks into how the Ampatuans continue to hold
sway, even as poverty and illiteracy continue to worsen in
Maguindanao.
Over the last fortnight, thousands of Maguindanao folk have fled their
homes, amid internecine clashes between soldiers and rebels of the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front. In truth, through all the fighting, the
Ampatuans remain the unrivaled authority in the province.
Read on at pcij.org
Post your comments at http://pcij.org/blog/?p=2618
4.September.2008
---------------[ Special Report )------
PUBLIC EYE
Amid the Fighting, the Clans Rule in Maguindanao
by Jaileen F. Jimeno
FOR a single act of supposed generosity, the Ampatuan name will always
be remembered by many people.
In December 2007 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport,
Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan and son Zaldy Ampatuan, governor
of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, gave airport employees a
thousand pesos each.
The Christmas gift-giving by father and son, both Muslims, became
controversial after airport officials reprimanded the employees for
leaving their posts as the gift-giving was in progress.
The incident may come as a surprise to many in Manila but not to the
residents of Maguindanao. There, the Ampatuans, the latest in the
string of clans that wield power and privilege in Mindanao, are hailed
as benefactors and patrons.
This special report looks into how the Ampatuans continue to hold
sway, even as poverty and illiteracy continue to worsen in
Maguindanao.
Over the last fortnight, thousands of Maguindanao folk have fled their
homes, amid internecine clashes between soldiers and rebels of the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front. In truth, through all the fighting, the
Ampatuans remain the unrivaled authority in the province.
Read on at pcij.org
Post your comments at http://pcij.org/blog/?p=2618
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