‘Envelope Money’ plays truant in Filipino 

journalism 

2015-10-30

Corruption triggered the 2009 Amapatuan massacre in the Philippines 

A ‘Lankan Envelope’ is doing the rounds among our scribes too

In three weeks from now, November 23rd to be precise, the Philippines will commemorate the infamous Ampatuan massacre that took place in the conflict-affected region of Muslim dominated Mindanao. There were 32 journalists and media workers among the 58 people who were brutally killed by a powerful clan called the Ampatuan in the picturesque Maguindanao Province of this troubled region on November 23, 2009.

‘Envelope Money’ Plays Truant in Filipino Journalism by Thavam Ratna