Why are there are only 32 faces on this wall commemorating the Maguindanao Massacre?

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Count the number of faces in the photo accompanying a link to a news report in this tweet by Ed Lingao. Just 32...


But there were 58 people killed in the Maguindanao Massacre in 2009. Are the lives of the other people less-commemorable than those of the media professionals featured in this shrine?

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