“We had lobbied for a law that would compensate us; we worked and fought for it. I don’t think it (the claim) should be that painstaking for the victims.”
Martial law victims decry ‘stringent requirements’ of Claims Board
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Martial law victims slam Aquino’s inaction on indemnification bill
“We are sick and tired of Noynoy Aquino’s lipservice! We don’t want to see Malacañang pointing its finger on the Senate, like it did to the judiciary on the case of extrajudicial killings. The Senate is party to the delay of the Bill’s approval but Noynoy can hasten its passage if he wants to,” By…
Victims laud passage of Marcos indemnification bill
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Twenty-six years after the ouster of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, will the victims of martial law finally receive their long overdue indemnification? House Bill 5990 or An Act Providing Compensation to Victims of Human Rights Violations during the Marcos Regime was approved this week on third…