On July 8, 2009, Buluan, Maguindanao Vice Mayor Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu was called to a meeting with then-Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro in Manila to discuss the former’s decision to run for governor. More precisely, the two talked about a complaint by Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. that Mangudadatu was “hard-headed” (matigas ang ulo) and would not [...]
On the night of November 20, 2009, Fr. Alberto Alejo, SJ, of the Ateneo de Davao University received an unexpected visitor. He had just finished reciting one of his poems at the opening night of the Conference and Festival on Culture and Arts for Peace, and he went back to his office because he was [...]
Interestingly, the poem Fr. Alejo had recited on the night that Toy Mangudadatu had come to see him was “Sanayan Lang Ang Pagpatay.” Here’s the full text:
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