Ese crimen debe ser investigado y los perpetradores, castigados. Desde Guatemala, mi solidaridad con los colegas filipinos.

PACE Condemns Massacre in Maguindanao. Calls for Urgent Action. The Philippine Association of Communication Educators Foundation Incorporated (PACE), the largest and oldest professional organization of communication and media educators and practitioners in the country denounces in the strongest possible terms the brazen massacre of civilians and journalists in Maguindanao. This incident is the single largest politically motivated crime and massacre of journalists in Philippine history. This cowardly and bastardly atrocity has no place in society. PACE calls on the Government of the Republic of the Philippines to act swiftly and decisively to bring the perpetrators of this crime to the bar of justice. PACE is very concerned that the killing of journalists has serious repercussions on press freedom for it sends a chilling effect to those covering highly sensitive beats. Although some members of the press felled, we at PACE will continue the fight as practitioners and mentors to future media practitioners to use media to expose wrongdoings of the powerful and seek redress in governance. PACE requests its membership nationwide to organize public discussions and activities and if possible stage public demonstrations to show our disgust at such inhumane act perpetrated by forces that know no civility or propriety. PACE also urges its members in all higher education institutions to communicate to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to demand a thorough and expeditious investigation and resolution of this crime. PACE also appeals to the international donor community to withhold its development assistance in this area as this has been used by scrupulous politicians for other purposes. PACE joins the local and international community in expressing its outrage at the nature of this crime and urges all citizens to pray for justice for the victims, for a violence-free resolution and for a truly meaningful and lasting peace in Mindanao and in other conflict areas. Justice for the victims of the Massacre in Maguindanao! Stop killing journalists!

It just goes to show how poweful the written word is and no one is going to stop it. My prayers go out to the families and co-workers who will keep up the fight.

We may say myself as a trible person who adores pens and the thought "Pen is mighter than the sword". The power of pen be united otherwise the world will be left with nothing else than barbarism and demons and devils.