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At 9:00 AM, a convoy of six vehicles with lawyers, journalists, and relatives of Buluan Vice Mayor Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu left to file his certificate of candidacy in Shariff Aguak. The vehicles were allegedly stopped by a large group of men and killed most of them. Mangudadatu’s wife was also killed.
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a state of calamity in Maguindanao.
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There are 57 confirmed deaths – 32 are journalists and 6 are civilians who were accidentally part of the convoy.
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Andal Ampatuan Jr. surrenderssurrendered to his brother, Zaldy. He was later charged with murder.
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Prosecutors file 25 counts of murder against Andal Ampatuan Jr.
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Through Proclamation No. 1959, Maguindanao was placed under martial law. It was lifted in December 13.
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Trial of the murder case was transferred from Cotabato City to Quezon City.
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Quezon City Judge Luisito Cortez refused to try the case against the Ampatuans.
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Case was raffled off to Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes after the former judge refused the case.
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Andal Jr. was arraigned, pleads not guilty.
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Additional fifteen murder charges were filed against Andal Ampatuan Jr., he still pleads not guilty.
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Tamano Kamendan, one of the suspects in the Maguindanao massacre was shot dead in a mall in Davao City.
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Court orders a record mass arrest of 196 suspects.
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Justice Secretary Alberto Agra ordered to drop the charges against Akmad and Zaldy Ampatuan, much to the dismay of the families of the victims.
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Justice Secretary Agra reversed earlier order to drop murder cases against Akmad and Zaldy Ampatuan.
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Witness Kenny Dalagdag revealed that the Ampatuans tried to bribe him 20M to withdraw his testimonies.
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Maguindanao massacre proper trial begins after a long wait.
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The househelp of the Ampatuans, Lakmudin Saliao, testified and said that the clan planned the slaughter over dinner on November 19, 2009.
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A documentary in History Channel entitled The Maguindanao Massacre premiered.
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New witness who could shed light in Maguindanao massacre surfaces.
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An international NGO, Human Rights Watch, issued a 96-page report titled They Own the People. It discusses the rise to power of the Ampatuan clan and how they use violence to control Maguindanao. The report links the Ampatuan to more than 50 killings.
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Newly elected, Pres. Benigno Aquino, promises to focus on the case and give justice to the victims. A marker was erected on a hill in Ampatuan, Maguindanao for the victims of the massacre.
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Andal Ampatuan Sr. was arraigned in a maximum security prison in Manila, and he pleads not guilty.
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Live media coverage of the Maguindanao massacre trial was allowed. Suspects cry trial by publicity.
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Lawyers of Zaldy Ampatuan said that he is not willing to become a state witness anymore.
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Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office gives Maguindanao victims’ families P10M.
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PO2 Hernanie Decipulo, one of the accused in the Maguindanao massacre case, commits suicide by jumping off the fourth floor of the Quezon City Jail Annex.
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Anwar Ampatuan, grandson of Andal Sr., was arrested.
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Court of Appeals affirms of Zaldy Ampatuan’s inclusion in the Maguindanao massacre case
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Anwar Ampatuan’s petition to have the murder charges against him be nullified was dismissed by the Court of Appeals.
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Third anniversary of Maguindanao massacre - trial still on going.
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Zaldy Ampatuan asks court to allow him to post bail a day after pleading not guilty
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Court allows former Vice Mayor Sukarno Badal to be state witness.
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Backhoe operator Bong Andal was dropped as a state witness and will be tried as an accused.
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As expect Manny Ampatuan pleads not guilty
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Six members of the Ampatuan clan win office in the elections despite of the cases their family is facing
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Relatives of 14 victims of the Maguindanao massacre almost agreed to an out-of-court settlement for P50M.
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Court of Appeals rejects the requests of Andal Sr. and Andal Jr. to not include the testimonies of Mohammad Rasul Sangki
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Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes says she hopes the Maguindanao massacre verdict will be reached by 2016. Seven years after the massacre.
