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Palimbang Mosque massacre
Part of the Moro conflict
Palimbang, Sultan KudaratPalimbang, Sultan Kudarat (Philippines)
Location	Malisbong, Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
Coordinates	6°20′36″N 124°11′52″E / 6.3432°N 124.1977°E / 6.3432; 124.1977
Date	September 24, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-09-24) (UTC +8)
Target	Filipino Muslims
Attack type	Mass shooting
Deaths	1,000-1,500
Perpetrators	Philippine Army

The Malisbong Masjid or H. Hamsa Tacbil Mosque massacre, also called the Palimbang massacre, was the mass murder of Muslim Moros by units of the Philippine military on September 24, 1974, in the coastal village of Malisbong in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat, Mindanao. Accounts compiled by the Moro Women's Center in General Santos state that 1,500 male Moros aged 11–70 were killed inside a mosque, 3,000 women and children aged 9–60 were detained – with the women being raped – and that 300 houses were razed by the government forces. The massacre occurred two years after Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in September 1972.

The massacre started after the first four days on the fast of Ramadan when members of the Philippine Army arrived and captured barangay officials along with 1,000 other Muslims. For more than a month, the military murdered residents of the area. Testimonies show that victims were made to strip and dig their own graves before being killed by gunshot.

Remuneration for victims

In 2011, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front sought compensation for the Moro victims of martial law violence in the wake of the distribution of $7.5 million in compensation for more than 1,000 individuals who filed a class action suit against the Marcoses. The MILF claimed that thousands of Moros were killed in massacres such as what took place in Malisbong, perpetrated by soldiers and state-sponsored paramilitary forces during martial law. These included the Manili massacre, Tacub massacre, Patikul massacre, and Pata Island massacre.

In 2014, the Philippine government finally recognized 1,500 Moro residents of Malisbong village killed in the massacre as martial law victims. Representatives of the Commission on Human Rights helped facilitate the claims of the survivors and the families of the massacre victims to the Php10 billion fund set by the government for the indemnification of human rights victims during the martial law regime of Ferdinand Marcos, in keeping with the provisions of Republic Act No. 10368, or the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013.

In popular culture

Forbidden Memory is a 2016 film based on the Malisbong massacre, directed by Davao-based Maguindanao filmmaker Gutierrez Mangansakan. It won Best Documentary from the three finalists in the 12th Cinema One Originals, the annual film festival sponsored by Cinema One.

Denial

Rigoberto Tiglao and Juan Ponce Enrile have denied that the massacre had ever happened.

References

1. ^ "1,500 Moro massacre victims during Martial Law honored". Top Stories. MindaNews. September 26, 2014. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
2. ^ Santos, Chynna A. (April 11, 2015). "Violence in Mindanao". Beyond Loyola. The Guidon. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
3. Hilotin, Jay B. (February 5, 2015). "Why 'total war' is a path that leads to nowhere". Gulf News. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
4. Antonio, Nicolas Basilio (April 10, 2021). "The Moro Story During Martial Law". The Philippine Collegian. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
5. "1974 Malisbong Massacre memorialized in "Forbidden Memory" film".
6. Fernandez, Edwin (March 3, 2011). "MILF seeks compensation for Moro victims of martial law". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
7. "Davao-based director's docu gets Cinema One Originals nod". Mindanao Times. March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
8. "Today is the anniversary of the Palimbang Massacre, another event we must #NeverForget | Coconuts". coconuts.co. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

v t e Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos
10th President of the Philippines and 10th First Lady of the Philippines
Family	Josefa Edralin & Mariano Marcos and Remedios Trinidad & Vicente Lopez-Romualdez (parents) Imee, Bongbong, Irene & Aimee (children) Pacifico Marcos, Pio Marcos and Quirino Lizardo (relatives)
Education	University of the Philippines and U.P. College of Law (Ferdinand) St. Paul's College of Tacloban and Philippine Women's University (Imelda)
Political career	Pi Gamma Mu Military career Nacionalista Party 2nd district of Ilocos Norte (1949–1959) President of the Senate of the Philippines Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Marcos propaganda
Presidency (1965–1986)	Executive orders Vietnam War Moro conflict Sabah claim Operation Merdeka and Jabidah massacre Establishment of the MNLF Manili massacre 1976 Tripoli Agreement Pata Island massacre ASEAN Declaration Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army Communist armed conflicts 1969 Philippine balance of payments crisis First Quarter Storm 1971 constitutional convention Plaza Miranda bombing Proclamation No. 1081 New Society Rolex 12 Integrated Reorganization Plan 1973 constitution Palimbang massacre Green Revolution Thrilla in Manila Metro Manila Tictapul massacre Creation of the Municipality of Kalayaan Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa Assassination of Ninoy Aquino 1980s debt crisis Binondo Central Bank Negros famine Escalante massacre Philippine economic history during the Marcos dictatorship Philippine military history during the Marcos dictatorship NAMFREL People Power Revolution
Post-presidency	1st district of Leyte (1995–1998) Operation Big Bird Burial Historical distortion Solid North
Kleptocracy	Unexplained wealth of the Marcos family Marcos mansions Marcos jewels Overseas landholdings of the Marcos family Japanese Official Development Assistance scandal Coco Levy Fund scam Golden Buddha theft BNPP kickbacks
Controversies	Human rights abuses Fake war claims and fake medals Cronies Edifice complex Cult of personality Death of Alfie Anido Affair with Dovie Beams Murder of Archimedes Trajano Manila Film Center disaster
Elections	1949 1963 1965 1967 1969 1970 1971 1973 (Jan) 1973 (Jul) 1975 (KB) 1975 (SB) 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 (SP) 1980 (KB) 1981 (Apr) 1981 (Jun) 1982 (B) 1984 parliamentary 1984 plebiscite 1986 1992 1995 1998 2010 2013 2016 Bongbong Marcos vice presidential campaign 2019 2022 Bongbong Marcos presidential campaign
Cultural depictions	Iginuhit ng Tadhana (The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story) Kumander Dante A Dangerous Life Batas Militar Chavit Here Lies Love The Kingmaker Maid in Malacañang Martyr or Murderer
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