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Maguindanao Massacre and Martial Law in Mindanao Philippines

By Boy Guingguing Sunday Post This BGlante is adding his hoarse voice in this wilderness that has become the talk of the town. Though we are thousands of miles away from where the action is, we feel that as a law abiding Filipino citizen, we should not keep our mouth shut, just because we are far from the maddening crowd.     What happened in Maguindanao and the subsequent declaration of martial law in the area is everybody's concern. Our concern though we are so far away from a war-torn province, was premised on our heightened fears that sooner or later the Maguindanao incident may be used as a stepping board to a wider military rule.     While we  do not wish to sound alarmist, we cannot help but quiver at the thought that this present government is resorting to such extreme measure as martial law because that's an attractive  option to stay in power beyond its term limit.     All indications point that this government is using all the tricks in the books t