Families of victims welcome conviction of Ampatuans
Families of victims welcome conviction of Ampatuans
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat.com
MANILA — “Parang nabunutan ng tinik ang puso namin.” (The pain in our hearts seemed to vanish.)
This is how Jay Mark Jhoy Dulay described his feelings when he learned that the Regional Trial Court Branch 221 declared the members of the Ampatuan clan guilty over the murder of his father and 56 others.
In a historic decision on the landmark case, Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes found Andal Unsay Jr., Zaldy, Datu Anwar Sajid, Datu Anwar Sr. and Datu Anwar Jr. and 24 others guilty beyond reasonable doubt and sentenced them to reclusion perpetua without parole.
Jay Mark was only ten years old when he lost his father Jhoy, the only breadwinner in the family at that time. His mother, Marilyn Saludares, had to work to support him. She is now a domestic helper in Kuwait.
Jay Mark said his mother is also happy that the Ampatuans have been convicted. “She said our sacrifices were all worth it,” Jay Mark told Bulatlat in an interview.
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