ZAMBOANGA CITY—Continue telling the truth, a priest told mediamen in a mass offered to the 58 victims of the Ampatuan massacre, adding that this is a call to journalists to pursue the truth even under dangerous situations. Father Teofilo Pimentel, parish priest of Saint Joseph Church here, urged journalists to pursue the truth in the middle of challenges confronting media workers and journalists in the country. Guanzon said journalists in Zamboanga City decided to offer a mass to the 58 people killed in the Ampatuan massacre nine years ago and to the 12 journalists killed in different parts of the country since July this year. “A sincere prayer for the families, to make them strong in pursuing justice and prayers for us to remain strong amid challenges,” Guanzon said. /jpvRELATED STORYKin of Maguindanao massacre victims ‘confident’ of favorable court decisionADVERTISEMENTRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 23, 2018 09:11 UTC