"You will hear about me tomorrow. Make note of the name of the place: Winnenden," 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer said.

The boy named Bernd who is also a 17-yr old boy was the one who had a chat with the Tim and so he showed the details of their chat to his father after the massacre. His father immediatedly contacted the police after seeing the chat.

"Shit, Bernd. I have had enough, I have had enough of this crummy life … Always the same. People are laughing at me, no one recognizes my potential," Rech cited the entry as saying. "I mean it seriously, Bernd."

Tim Kretschmer entered his old school in Winnenden at around 9:30 a.m. He was armed with a handgun taken from his father’s bedroom and more than 100 rounds of ammunition. He shot 8 girls, 1 boy, 3 female teachers and 3 bystanders. A few hours later Kretschmer was dead after a manhunt ended in a shootout in a shopping center car park .The gunman had recently stopped receiving psychiatric treatment, Rech said.

Our kids need our time and attention. Proper communication and relationship with them will help them get thru life’s ups and downs.

Source: Inquirer.net

Men believed to be members of the Abu Sayyaf group tossed the grenade into a karaoke bar on Jolo island late Monday, police said.

It is believed that the blast came just hours after the Abu Sayyaf commander was reportedly wounded in a clash with troops. They did this to divert the attention of the milatary.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concerned about the latest violence, and warned that it could place the hostages in danger.

The ICRC’s head of operations in Asia, Alain Aeschlimann, said that he was able to speak with the hostages by phone March 11. Their fate after the fighting Monday remained unknown.

The Abu Sayyaf has not made public demands for ransom, although local officials trying to secure their release have said they received demands for a million dollar ransom. The claim however could not be independently verified.

The Abu Sayyafs has kidnapped many foreigners, businessmen and religious workers over the past decade. They are  on the US government’s list of foreign terrorist organizations. They are also blamed for the deaths of two American hostages seized from a Philippine resort in 2001, one of whom was beheaded.

Two people were killed in this grenade attack and 4 were wounded. People who were believed to be innocent ones.

Source: Inquirer.net

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The Commission on Elections postponed Monday voting in Pantar, Lanao del Norte after receiving reports of missing ballot boxes in the area.

COMELEC Chairman Benjamin Abalos said date of resumption of the elections in the province will be announced soon. He clarified that the elections were merely postponed and there was no failure of elections.

Abalos said Valencia City in Bukidnon province was placed under COMELEC control. He said Eastern Visayas officials have requested for augmentation forces in the region.

He added that there were no untoward incidents reported in Western and Central Visayas. An ABS-CBN report earlier said voting was delayed in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur due to late distribution of election paraphernalia.

A crowd of teachers was seen at the Marawi City Hall around 8 a.m. because of the confusion caused by the late distribution of election paraphernalia.

Polling precincts nationwide were supposed to open at 7 a.m.

Residents, however, downplayed the incident, adding that voting in Marawi City usually starts two hours late in past elections.

Yesterday I reported about the Nueva Ecija violence and last night another violence have occured in San Carlos Pangasinan.

SAN CARLOS CITY—-Mayor Julian Resuello and five others were wounded while one of his civilian aides was killed when two men fired at them as the mayor was greeting his constituents during a beauty contest at the city auditorium here on Saturday night.

Those wounded in the attack at 10:15 p.m. included a nine-year-old girl and a policeman. The mayor was on hand for the coronation night of the Miss San Carlos beauty pageant, a highlight of the city’s fiesta celebration.

Killed in the shooting was Eulogio Martinez, 41, Resuello’s aide. Police identified the wounded as SPO1 Jaime Almoite of the city police; Jonathan dela Cruz, 34, Resuello’s civilian aide; and bystanders Alwin Fermin, 29; Paulo Bino, 14; and Reyna Muñoz, 9.

How many more killings and violence will happen prior to election? How does our government prevent this things to happen? I don’t know. Maybe somebody on our readers may testify on what they see on their surroundings.

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Another election related violence have occured in Jaen town, Nueva Ecija which made Comelec to decide to placed the entire province of Nueva Ecija under its control as reported in Inquirer.net

MANILA, Philippines — After the violence that claimed the lives of two people and left 17 others injured in Jaen town, the Commission on Elections on Saturday placed the entire province of Nueva Ecija under its control.

I just don’t when will this killing stop. Lots of election related violence has occured. Since I was a child I have been hearing news like this. How much is this Official is earning that leads them to this bloody things?.

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SORSOGON CITY—Maundy Thursday turned bloody in Masbate province after a group of supporters of a mayoral candidate in the town of Batuan on Ticao Island was ambushed, killing two of its members and wounding another at about 4:30 p.m., police reported.

Insp. Nicanor Aycocho, Batuan police chief, identified those killed as Manuel Ramiso, 37, and Raymundo Persia, 35, both of Barangay Poblacion, while wounded was Carlo Aligada, 37, of the same barangay.

Aycocho said the victims were staunch supporters of mayoral candidate Lily Alforte, mother of incumbent Mayor Ferdinand Alforte.

And another incident happened On April 1, the group of Freddie Quidato, a mayoral candidate in Placer, Masbate was also ambushed, leaving two of his supporters dead. Bobby Labalan, Inquirer Southern Luzon.

This is not the only incident that a local candidate has been slayed. I have blog about this on my previous blog here.

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Another Candidate has been slayed

The murder of a Quezon congressional candidate in Quezon City last Saturday has prompted the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify its efforts against private armies and illegal firearms

I just don’t know why people is risking their lives just to win a place in the government.? And is it only during this times wth known violence that our PNP is taking the efforts against private armies and illegal firearms? Just a question from a common Election observer.

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I have blog the other day that according to Abalos there is no election related violence so far, I even commented that I think this is not right , and It was confirmed today on the report of ABS-CBN News – The Philippine Star that Twenty-nine cases of election-related violent incidents have occurred since the start of the campaign period last Jan. 14, police said on Sunday.

Philippine National Police chief Director General Oscar Calderon has ordered police nationwide to intensify their campaign against all forms of criminality, particularly those related to the elections.

“I have taken to task all regional directors and concerned national support units, and the National Task Force HOPE to take preparatory actions primarily thru dialogue and aggressive interdiction operations against armed groups that may disrupt the otherwise orderly and peaceful elections in May,” he said.

I do hope that police will stick on their words so that this election will be a peaceful one. Not unlike before where we can hear at the news that there are lots of election related violence. 29 Incidents is enough let us pray to have a peaceful election.

More of ABS CBN reports here