Relatives of the massacre victims say they are virtually left in limbo even after the 2019 convictions of the Ampatuans and their accomplices, and are clueless about what happened to the cases that are now under review.
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Relatives of the Maguindanao massacre victims complained that they have yet to obtain full justice even after a regional court convicted more than 40 people in connection to the worst case of election-related violence so far in the country.
Lopez said the victims’ relatives and their organization were no longer receiving updates about the cases.,” she said during an online forum organized by the Philippine Press Institute and Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines on November 18. “The fight is not yet over. The 2019 convictions were partial justice. We should remain vigilant, and see to it that something like this won’t happen again,” De Santos said.
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