Members of the Photojournalists’ Center of the Philippines (PCP) conducting a workshop in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, light candles together with the participants to commemorate the Maguindanao massacre, November 23, 2023.

Fourteen years ago, November 23, 2009, a convoy of 58 people– 32 of whom were media workers covering local elections were waylaid by armed men in Ampatuan, Maguindanao.

Only 44 of the nearly 200 massacre suspects have been convicted, including 28 members of the Ampatuan political dynasty and others primarily accused of the gruesome attack. – PCP handout