It was the biggest election-related massacre in the history of the Philippines as well as the largest number of journalists killed in a single event. That the Ampatuans were responsible was quickly established by an eyewitness and journalists who at the last moment didn’t go on the caravan.
Ito ang pinaka-matinding election-related na masaker at pinaka-maraming mamamahayag na nasawi sa isang insidente sakasaysayan ng Pilipinas.Ang walang-awang pagpaslang ng mga biktima ay kaagad na itinuro sa mga Ampatuan ng mga eyewitness na sa huling sandali ay hindi sumama sa convoy ng araw na iyon.