http://bluepanjeet.org/2009/11/24/3098/cockfight-ampatuan-mangudadatu-political-clans/ He who is brave is Free Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:52:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://bluepanjeet.org/2009/11/24/3098/cockfight-ampatuan-mangudadatu-political-clans/#comment-959 chris Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:52:58 +0000 http://bluepanjeet.org/?p=3098#comment-959 yes very informative indeed; i am from australia and had a hard time scouring the web to find a site which went into the intricate background between the clans. leaving emotional and humanitarian issues aside momentarily, and purely viewing this through a tactical political scope; i do believe Esmael Mangudadatu has maneuvered well politically as a result of the massacre. he had to file his certificate of candidacy one way or another, and him knowing in advance the very real death threats and dangerous roads to be traversed, sent his female family members and substantial numbers of press. 57 people including 37 journalists just cannot disappear without any one questioning what happened,  shouldn't the ampatuan clan have realized this(?), it's common sense. furthermore Esmael aware of this took the actions necessary that incase of this event materializing, the expedient dissemination of this information would occur(i.e to name two 1) one of his relatives hid a tape recorder in her stock which recorded the whole time and has been recovered 2) the swift appearance of a news chopper above the scene before the mass graves could be finish being covered). the questions i now ask, are: firstly given the pronounced power vacuum in the region, how will the political landscape (stability) change in both the short and medium-long term(?), considering the heads of the amputuan clan are likely to be convicted and the root causes of the problem remain in place; secondly will this lead to significant "change" where the impoverished 600,000 civilians in the region could actually enjoy improvements in the fundamental measures of quality of life and progress ? (incomes, literacy, corruption, freedom of speech). perhaps my second question expects to much from what I know, is a country as a whole, that is very close (!) to being labelled a "failed state" by ordinary measures. that's my two cents :P hehe yes very informative indeed; i am from australia and had a hard time scouring the web to find a site which went into the intricate background between the clans. leaving emotional and humanitarian issues aside momentarily, and purely viewing this through a tactical political scope; i do believe Esmael Mangudadatu has maneuvered well politically as a result of the massacre. he had to file his certificate of candidacy one way or another, and him knowing in advance the very real death threats and dangerous roads to be traversed, sent his female family members and substantial numbers of press. 57 people including 37 journalists just cannot disappear without any one questioning what happened,  shouldn’t the ampatuan clan have realized this(?), it’s common sense. furthermore Esmael aware of this took the actions necessary that incase of this event materializing, the expedient dissemination of this information would occur(i.e to name two 1) one of his relatives hid a tape recorder in her stock which recorded the whole time and has been recovered 2) the swift appearance of a news chopper above the scene before the mass graves could be finish being covered). the questions i now ask, are: firstly given the pronounced power vacuum in the region, how will the political landscape (stability) change in both the short and medium-long term(?), considering the heads of the amputuan clan are likely to be convicted and the root causes of the problem remain in place; secondly will this lead to significant “change” where the impoverished 600,000 civilians in the region could actually enjoy improvements in the fundamental measures of quality of life and progress ? (incomes, literacy, corruption, freedom of speech). perhaps my second question expects to much from what I know, is a country as a whole, that is very close (!) to being labelled a “failed state” by ordinary measures. that’s my two cents hehe

]]> http://bluepanjeet.org/2009/11/24/3098/cockfight-ampatuan-mangudadatu-political-clans/#comment-933 Kitt Molina Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:37:46 +0000 http://bluepanjeet.org/?p=3098#comment-933 your blog is very, very informative. thank you. your blog is very, very informative. thank you.

]]> http://bluepanjeet.org/2009/11/24/3098/cockfight-ampatuan-mangudadatu-political-clans/#comment-893 Renato S. Purazo Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:00:45 +0000 http://bluepanjeet.org/?p=3098#comment-893 Ampatuans and Mangudadatu are powerful political clans in Mindanao holding powers in the province of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat respectively. History will tell that their clans are close with each other. However, due to an ambitious motive and hungry for power , they parted ways and now become the political rivals in the said area. Ampatuans and Mangudadatu are powerful political clans in Mindanao holding powers in the province of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat respectively. History will tell that their clans are close with each other. However, due to an ambitious motive and hungry for power , they parted ways and now become the political rivals in the said area.

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