No doubt the UN will appoint a commission.
“MILF rebels raid village in Maguindanao,” by Al Jacinto for the Manila Times, June 24 (thanks to Sr. Soph):
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Suspected Moro rebels killed a civilian and wounded four others in a raid on a southern Philippine village, officials said Tuesday.
Officials said about 20 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) gunmen raided the village of Labungan in Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao that resulted in the death of a 15-year-old boy identified as Marlon Solis. Solis died on the spot after sustaining gunshot wounds in different parts of his body.
Lt. Col. Jonathan Ponce, spokesman of the Army”s 6th Infantry Division, identified the wounded civilians as Antonio Ato, 29; Ann-Jie Ato, 22; Veronica Fernando, 54 and 11-year-old Jocelyn Olis.
Ponce said the attack was triggered by the failure of the RDI construction firm to pay extortion money. He revealed RDI executives received an extortion letter two days before the raid. During the 30-minute encounter, the Moro rebels also burned a P7-million backhoe owned by the construction company….