He was first put in office, however, by Arroyo’s reputed liberal predecessor, Corazon Aquino. This monster was Cory’s man. Moreover, while they were bitter enemies of the Ampatuans, the victimized Mangudadatus were also allies of Arroyo, who ran the province of Sultan Kudarat next door. Probably because of that, they figured that if they sent a caravan of women to register Toto Mangudadatu’s candidacy, and if there were plenty of journalists along to record the event, they would be safe.
Ang nasabing hal;imaw ay tao ni Cory. Dagdag pa, habang matinding kaaway ng mga Ampatuan ang mga Mangandadatu sa Maguindanao, malapit na alyado naman ni Arroyo ang mga Mangandadatu na nagpapatakbo ng katabing probinsya ngSultan Kudarat. At dahil nga malamang dito, at sa pamamagitan ng pagpapadala ng mga kababaihan sa convoy, upang mai-file ang kandidatura ni Toto Mangundadatu, kasama ang sang rekwang mamamahayag upang i-record ang pag-file ng kandidatura, tingin ng mga biktima, safe sila.