Ambatuan tribe going to polls to receive the documents along with campaign group and a group of journalists accompanying them were killed by forces affiliated with a governor known with his close relation with President Gloria Arroyo on November 23, 2009 on Mindanao Island in Philippines.
23 Kasım 2009’da, Filipinler'in Mindanao Adası'nda, seçim bürosunda belgeleri almaya giden Ampatuan kabilesi, ona eşlik eden kampanya grubu ve bir grup gazeteci, Cumhurbaşkanı Gloria Arroyo'ya yakın bir valiye bağlı güçlerce öldürülmüştü.