Police dig up one of many bodies along a hillside in Datu Ampatuan, Maguindanao province, southern Philippines on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces under a state of emergency, giving security forces free hand to pursue gunmen who killed at least 24 people in one of the country's worst election massacres. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Tue Nov 24, 4:08 AM ET