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its our site G.A. later and in a bit im off to E.K.! pls be gentle EK, its my first time.. haha!

from GMAnews.TV ---

The number of bodies recovered from the grisly Maguindanao massacre has now reached 46, an Army officer said Tuesday evening.

Lt. Col. Rolando Nerona, commander of the Philippine Army’s 46th Infantry Battalion, said 24 more bodies have been unearthed from the presumed massacre site at Salman Village in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao province before sundown Tuesday.

“Our last accounting showed there are 46 (dead) already," said Nerona. “Twenty-two were found above ground while 24 were dug up today."

Authorities had earlier recovered on Monday the bodies of 22 victims killed in the politically-motivated massacre. They were among a group of some 50 men and women, including lawyers and journalists, who were abducted by an estimated one hundred armed men reportedly belonging to the camp of Governor Andal Ampatuan of Maguindanao province.

They were about to file a certificate of candidacy in behalf of Esmael “Toto" Mangudadatu, vice mayor of Buluan town, who planned to run against Ampatuan’s son Andal Jr. for the gubernatorial post.

Chief Superintendent Josefino Cataluna, police regional director for Soccsksargen, said the police have already identified 20 of the fatalities.

Among them are Toto’s wife, Genalyn Tiamzon-Mangudadatu, and Toto's sister Eden Mangudadatu, the incumbent Vice Mayor of Mangudadatu town in Maguindanao.

Cataluna also said that survivors in the fateful incident have yet to surface as of posting time.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed the provinces of Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat as well as Cotabato City under a state of emergency to prevent violence from further erupting following the incident.

The digging and recovery operations have been halted Tuesday evening due to difficulties of working in darkness, Nerona said. They were expected to resume Wednesday morning.

Rival political clans 'willing to cooperate'

Meanwhile, Presidential Adviser on Mindanao Affairs Jesus Dureza said the rival political clans assured him that they will cooperate with government investigations.

In an interview with GMA News "24 Oras," Dureza said the Ampatuans, including Andal Sr., ARMM Governor Zaldy and Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Jr., have expressed willingness to “submit themselves to whatever investigations" after they were implicated in the killings.

The Mangundadatus, for their part, assured that their family would not avenge the death of their relatives and would instead allow the government to resolve the conflict, he said.

Dureza, who heads the crisis management committee, also clarified that his meetings with the Ampatuans were not to determine which party was guilty but to prevent any untoward incident from further erupting “because of the high emotions now prevailing."

“I also said that the government will apply the full force of law whoever is at the receiving end," said Dureza.

Press secretary Cerge Remonde said Tuesday that both families are known as allies of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's administration.

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STOP KILLING JOURNALISTS!

i'm really supposed to be studying right now. the last of my midterm exams are tomorrow, but i'm just not in the mood...laziness, whatever you want to call it.

growing up is hard stuff. you get to understand more things but then you have to ask more questions. and then there's realizing fear. 

i went with my parents to my godfather's wake today, he died yesterday at dawn, unexpectedly, as death so often is. he died peacefully in his sleep, he was 54 years old. i never really knew him, to be totally honest. his wife told us about what happened when he died. they had dinner together and prayed together that day (his wife was surprised that he had memorized the prayer for divine mercy i think, the one you pray at 3 o'clock in the afternoon). when they got home, he talked with their children on the phone, both were far from them, one in law school, the other working in the capital city, Manila. right after saying his I love you's to his wife and kids, he went to sleep. his wife had her turn with their kids on the phone and did not bother to disturb her already asleep husband, soon after, she went to bed. at about 4 in the morning, the wife suddenly awoke, she was not sure what woke her. she said she thought she heard something. she turned to her husband, and asked if it was he who made a sound. usually, when the wife wakes up, it was from her husband's snoring.. this time he wasn't snoring, she tried to wake him, but he had no reaction. she called their house help and some neighbors to help him carry her husband to a taxi so they could bring him to the hospital. on their way, she whispered in her husband's ear, she said she loved him and just talked to him. when they arrived, they tried to revive him but they failed. 

i was touched by how (morbidly) beautiful it was. God had called him, and the pattern was simple, yet how powerful were the chain of events. not many people die that peacefully, or have even a chance to talk to their loved ones and express their love for them. i thought of how i looked forward to being independent and leaving the nest. it was a selfish desire, how naive was i of my good fortune that i can be with my parents. while others dreamt of having someone to call their father or mother, i dreamt of leaving mine behind.

i had seen others lose their parents before, though i do feel a certain level of empathy for them, it never really sunk this deep. i thank God, that i am closer to my parents than before. at least now we could talk without setting a schedule of "family conference" (yes..i know,'family conference', it's weird) maybe that's what's different this time. because i have made a stronger connection with my parents, i can now feel the strain on the bond at the thought of losing any of them. 

my little nephew on the other hand seemed oblivious that his father (my brother) had gone to work abroad. maybe it's his innocence, he does not realize how hurting it is supposed to be. but i could also be because, he was used to not having his father around often. i don't really know, but i envy his innocence. he is free from any heavy thought or burden on how complicated the world is or how complicated he can make the world seem (as i think i am doing right now). his concern is to play, have fun, laugh and discover. i pray for his being to be touched by God. i hope he would not fear growing up as i do. 

Currently feeling: pensive

"Last Christmas
I gave you my heart
But the very next day you gave it away
This year
To save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special"

someone special? eh wala nga as of the moment, hindi yan ang priority ko as of now pero syempre hindi mo pa din maalis na literally MALAMIG ANG PASKO ko this year. magiisang taon na pala pero parang kahapon lang ang lahat. shet. well thats life, aside sa pagiging malas sa lahat, and i mean MALAS SA LAHAT, i still didnt move a bit.

anyways, next week ako manonood ng new moon na magisa, which is back to normal mode for me. sinong gustong sumama? treat ko! hehe..

dear lord,

i've hurt someone i love, he loves me too, i know, but he may no longer feel this way...i lied, i don't know why i had to do this my lord, it was stupid and selfish....this person trusted me, and i betrayed this trust...what should i do, who do i have now to turn to but you...you can take his pain away, you can guide us both to the path where we used to treck.. a path of trust and love....it seems impossible my lord, but you are the almighty,.i entrust this ordeal to You, and i lay down my sins pain and my loved one's pain at the foot of your most holy son's cross... i know i am not worthy to be spared of the consequences of my fault, but you are a merciful God, spare me...iff not, spare my beloved of his pain, give him the love and happiness that he deserves..i can only hope that you choose me to be the instrument that would accomplish this task...a burden that i will happily take, to me it would not be burdensome at all..i will rejoice at it,..i willl rejoice that you have chosen me,to be an instrument of love for one who you love, maybe even more than i can love him...but most of all my Lord, i am thankful for this opportunity to love, and learn..it may not go my way, or my time, but i trust that You have given me this because you love me..send down your spirit to grant me wisdom and discernment, that i may hear your word and act on it wisely...lastly, i lift up to you my beloved, that he may not stray from you, that he may be blessed with health and true happiness...

through your Son, and with the intersession of Mama Mary and all the saints,

sinner

ONE ENCHANTED G.A. daw sa november 26! pwe! ayoko sanang sumama pero may hit daw yun sa attendance. tsk.

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manonood ako ng NEW MOON sa friday may kasama o wala! bwakininginangshet yan! diba i kept my promise? pero kasama na daw manood yung ibang teammates, nako asa naman.

ano ba yan??? may butas-butas na yung uniform ko.... for two years pa naman toh!!!

mag-resign ka na daw kasi...

WAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!

hay ewan kung bakit ganito ang week nato. super daming kabadtripan ang nangyare saken. tangina maiinis lang ako lalo kung i-enumerate ko pa pero parang talagang pinagkaisahan ako at kung ano anong mga happenings ang nakapagpabadtrep saken.

sana itong week nato okey na. im praying hard.

haaaay...