Attempt Assasination of Mangudadatu

Philippines
August 16, 2011 11:28pm CST
Hello Lotters, This isn't an act of terrorism, otherwise, the car would have been positioned in the car as it was done before by other terrorist. but this time the car was put on the side where the Ampatuans rival's convoy was heading to. unfortunately, the bomb car miss the politician and killed his staff instead. It was a clever that toto mangudadatu was placed on the second car and NOT the middle car because I think that's what the bomb assasinator was aiming at, which could have worked if Gov. Toto was in the middle car which was the obvious target. this is indeed a struggle to eliminate the old practices of corruption running in the government. I guess they should place him some where else but NOT on the middle.
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• Calgary, Alberta
17 Aug 11
I felt bad for that guy, all he did is to run on an election against a corrupted political dynasty. His wife,family, friends and some innocent people got killed by the Ampatuans, now he is recovering from the tragedies here comes an assassination attempt ,Politics is so dirty beyond disgusting. I dont know if He is a good or bad politician but I dont want to be him, his life is always in Jeopardy.
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
Hello captain, I believe the Ampatuans are now going to suffer a lot more because this case is now going for them to turn against each other.I think he is a politician that is oppose to the terrfying amaptuan. the guy lost a wife buddy i don't think he's a bad one. i think and hope that can make changes in maguindanao for good. have a nice day
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• Calgary, Alberta
21 Aug 11
The Ampatuans are like so motivated to kill him, politics in maguindanao is the dirtiest in our country.
@tigeraunt (6326)
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
hi LK, its in our minds that Mangundadatu is number 1 in the hit list. But whose hit list it maybe, that we have to think. There are other factions there who probably do not want change as well. too bad, isnt it? i wish there is peace in their hometown because without it, there will be no progress. ann
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
Hello Tigeraunt, I believe those who were allies of the ampatuans are making a move to make sure mangudadatu doesn't remain. which is an obvious reason for morre people to support him. have a nice day
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@eLsMarie (4477)
• New Zealand
19 Aug 11
I think it's advisable that he should try to hide himself, because of lot of innocent lives were lost due to his enemies. He's always the target and it's good that, unconsciously, he was able to escaped. Unfortunately, not those people who's under him. His wife and other media people were killed just because his enemies thought that he's with the convoy. It's best if protect not just himself, but also the people surrounding him.
@toniganzon (77137)
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
True. EVen an ordinary person can tell that the most important person is not in the first car. I don't why but for some reason i smell something fishy and i even doubt the truth about this.
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
Hello toni, I think they will never succeed because the security keeps adopting itself. well, they don't want him, that's the statement that they're trying to portray against the governor. this proves that they are not ready to accept change. have a nice day toni.