MANILA, Philippines—Following is an initial list of those abducted and feared killed as provided by Maguindanao gubernatorial aspirant, Vice Mayor Ishmael “Toto” Mangudadatu of Buluan town:

1. Genalyn Tiamzon-Mangudadatu, the vice mayor’s wife
2. Eden Mangudadatu, the vice mayor’s sister and mayor of Mangudadatu town
3. Farida Sabdula, the vice mayor’s youngest sister
4. Rowena Mangudadatu
5. Manguba Mangudadatu
6. Farida Mangudadatu
7. Farina Manguidadatu
8. Lawyer Cynthia Oquendo
9. Oquendo’s father
10. Lawyer Connie Brizuela
11. Wahida Ali Kaliman
12. Zoraida Vernan
13. A certain Unto
14. Zaida Abdul
15. Pinky Balayman
16. Ella Balayman
17. Rahima Piopo
18. Meriam Calicol
Media practitioners:
19. Ian Tublan
20. Leah Dalmacio
21. Gina dela Cruz
22. Marites Cabutas
23. Bart Maravilla-Bombo Radyo Koronadal
24. Joy Duay
25. Henry Araneta-dzRH
26. Andy Teodoro
27. Bong Reblando, Manila Bulletin
28. Mac-mac Areola
29. Jimmy Cabillo
30. Nening Montaño-dxCP
31. Victor Nuñez
Drivers:
32. A certain Chito
33. Abdula Hajdi
34. Rasul Daud, driver of Rep. Pax Mangudadatu
35. Eugene Dohilyo
36. Patrick Pamansan

MANILA, Philippines – Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo hit back at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources over the controversial mining project awarded to a Norwegian firm in Mindoro Island.

In an open letter addressed to DENR Secretary Lito Atienza, Pabillo said they felt “betrayed” by the agency over the 90-day suspension of Intex Resources’ environmental compliance certificate after 25 Mindorenos staged a hunger strike outside the DENR main office in Visayas Avenue, Quezon City.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—THE (PCPR) in Northern Mindanao has joined the call for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to make public the source code of the program used in the machines that will be used in the 2010 elections.

PCPR, an organization of priests, ministers and church workers, said until the source code is made public, there is no assurance that there would be honest and impartial automated elections.

Rain fell hard and winds blew strong just before Holy Communion. But the Archdiocese of Cebu’s Eucharistic celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King, which marks the church’s last Sunday of the liturgical year, proceeded as planned.

During the Mass held at the Cebu City Sports Complex, Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal asked the faithful to aim for peace, truth, and love, which Jesus Christ considered as the foundation of His kingdom.

MANILA, Philippines -- Morality, patriotism and competence are the top qualifications the Catholic Church is looking for in the country’s next leaders as it plunges into the election season early next year, Caloocan Bishop Deogracias Iñiguez said.

“The standards remain the same,” Iniguez said in a telephone interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Sunday afternoon.

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO—Pampanga Archbishop Paciano Aniceto assailed the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) for reneging on a promise made in 1997 that it would not put up a casino anywhere, except for two sites, in the province.

Aniceto demanded the immediate closure of a casino that Pagcor and the Blue Chip Gaming and Leisure Corp. (Blue Chip) have begun operating at the King’s Royal Hotel and Leisure Park in Bacolor, a town at the boundary of this Pampanga capital, on Oct. 17.

MANILA, Philippines—The first of a number of “serious” aspirants to the presidency has formally declared his intention to seek the No. 1 post with the blessings of Catholic bishops.

Ang Kapatiran standard-bearer John Carlos “JC” de los Reyes, his running mate Dominador Chipeco Jr., and the party’s seven senatorial candidates filed their certificates of candidacy (CoC) Monday afternoon at the main office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Intramuros, Manila.