Members of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines in Davao City light candles for the victims of the Ampatuan Massacre in a candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. The activity is held to commemorate the massacre in Ampatuan, Maguindanao seven years ago which claimed the lives of 58 people, including 32 media workers. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines is concerned to learn that one of the principal accused in the multiple murder case filed over the November 23, 2009 Ampatuan massacre was allowed to leave detention to attend a social event on Tuesday, August 21, 2018.