THE Court of Appeals has frozen billions of pesos worth of assets of the Ampatuan political clan covering 743 bank accounts, 132 motor vehicles, 113 houses and lots and 140 firearms.
In a 23-page resolution dated June 6, 2011 that was obtained by The Manila Times, the appellate court’s Second Division directed 28 banks, the Philippine National Police-Firearms and Explosive Office, Land Transportation Office and the Registers of Deed of Davao City, Maguindanao province and Cotabato City to immediately freeze the assets of the entire Ampatuan clan and their alleged conduits. [ FULL STORY ]