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Journalists, activists rally to demand justice for victims of Philippine massacre

2009-11-30 14:42:08 GMT2009-11-30 22:42:08 (Beijing Time)  Xinhua English

Journalists and activists hold a protest rally near the gates of Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Nov. 30, 2009 to demand justice for 57 people, many of them journalists, who were murdered in the southern Philippines last week. (Xinhua/Luis Liwanag)

Journalists and activists hold a protest rally near the gates of Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Nov. 30, 2009 to demand justice for 57 people, many of them journalists, who were murdered in the southern Philippines last week. (Xinhua/Luis Liwanag)

Journalists and activists hold a protest rally near the gates of Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Nov. 30, 2009 to demand justice for 57 people, many of them journalists, who were murdered in the southern Philippines last week. (Xinhua/Luis Liwanag)

Journalists and activists hold a protest rally near the gates of Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Nov. 30, 2009 to demand justice for 57 people, many of them journalists, who were murdered in the southern Philippines last week. (Xinhua/Luis Liwanag)

Journalists and activists hold a protest rally near the gates of Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Nov. 30, 2009 to demand justice for 57 people, many of them journalists, who were murdered in the southern Philippines last week. (Xinhua/Luis Liwanag)

Journalists and activists hold a protest rally near the gates of Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Nov. 30, 2009 to demand justice for 57 people, many of them journalists, who were murdered in the southern Philippines last week.

Filipinos are due to vote for president, vice president, senators, congressmen and local officials in May 2010. Elections in the country have traditionally been marred by violence despite gun restrictions during the campaign and polling periods.

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