On 23 November, 57 people were massacred in the Philippines' southern region of Maguindanao.  The victims were on their way to the Commission on Elections office when they were stopped by a group of armed men.  The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recovered the bodies of politicians, supporters and journalists.  Andal Ampatuan Jr., mayor of Datu Unsay town in Maguindanao, is a key suspect and has been taken into custody at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) detention center in Manila.  Political rivalry is believed to be the reason for the murders.