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TO THE MOSQUE. Family members and supporters Maguindanao’s number 2 board member, Russman “Russ” Quesada Sinsuat carry his remains out of the ancestral home in Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat town, for transfer to the nearby mosque for final prayers before his interment at the family mausoleum 1.5 kilometers away. Sinsuat was in a convoy of Maguindanao governor Esmael Mangudadatu en route to the latter’s birthday celebration in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat province when a car bomb exploded, hitting the board member’s vehicle. Sinsuat’s son, Russman Jr., lost his right leg as a result of the blast. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano