Hi From the Dormitory!

Good evening ladies and gentleman!  (waving)

Am saying hi from the 4th floor of the MSH annex building. (banana dance)  Thanks to the kindness of my kind buddy, she let me have a time to browse.  She thought i will do farmtown but since i don’t have anything to be harvest tonight so i thought of blogging.

I am excited to be here at the moment – excited as in waving and dancing but i can’t erase from my thoughts the massacre that happened in Maguindanao yesterday.  Blame it on no TV in my quarters i would not have any idea of this barbaric happening if i did not glance at the newspaper this morning.  I had a busy day, so i put asided  the reading of newspaper at lunchbreak.  At 6 pm i took sometime to have a break to browse for an update of the massacre and the whole story – many sites  came up and i clicked on the ABS-CBN .  The way the  words describe the scene i can’t believe that gruesome killings that happen only in movies have happened yesterday in one of the highways of Mindanao. Tsk tsk tsk……………oh barbarians stop the heinious crimes and make Mindanao a peaceful place for everyone – local and foreign.

In my opinion, the act was unforgivable in human point of view but only God knows what’s best for those bad guys.  Reading the names of those who were victims (partial list) really grips my heart in sadness.  They are:

1. Eden Mangudadatu (Vice Mayor of Mangudadatu municipality and sister of Buluan Vice Mayor Toto Mangudadatu)

2. Jenalyn Tiamson-Mangudadatu (wife of Toto Mangudadatu)

3. Mamutabay Mangudadatu (aunt)

4. Rowena Mangudadatu

5. Farina Mangudadatu

6. Wahida Ali Kalim (civilian)

7. Faridah Sabdullah (aunt)

8. Zorayda Bernan (cousin)

9. Rayda Sapalon Abdul (cousin)

10. Pinky Balayman (cousin)

11. Ella Balayman (cousin)

12. Rahima Pyuto-Palawan (relative)

Staff:

13. Atty Cynthia Oquendo

14. Atty Connie Brizuela

15. Mr. Oquendo, father of Cynthia

16. Unto (driver)

17. Razul Daud (driver)

18. Eugene Demillo (driver)

19. Miriam Kalimbol (business supervisor)

20. Civic Edsa (driver)

21. Patrick Pamansang (driver)

22. Chito (driver)

23. Abdullah Haji Dolong (driver)

Media:

24. Ian Subang (Dadiangas Times)

25. Leah Dalmacio (Forum)

26. Gina dela Cruz (Today)

27. Marites Cablitas (Today)

28. Joy Duhay (UNTV)

29. Henry Araneta (DZRH)

30. Andy Teodoro (Mindanao Inquirer)

31. Neneng Montaño (formerly of RGMA)

32. Bong Reblando, Manila Bulletin

33. Victor Nuñez (UNTV)

34. Macmac Ariola (UNTV)

35. Jimmy Cabillo (UNTV)

This is not the first killings in relation to politics but i think this is the first gruesome killings of defenseless party who were women and professionals.

May their souls rest in peace. Condolence to the bereaved families. May you find comfort in the promises of Allah!