By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld “The bill should make us realize that never again should we allow the atrocities of the Marcos regime to happen in this country.” The “bill” Senator Francis Escudero was referring to is the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013, which both houses of Congress…
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Aquino urged to indemnify victims, free all political prisoners
By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Like President Benigno S. Aquino III’s father, they too were imprisoned, even worse, tortured during the dark days of martial law. Unlike Commission on Human Rights chairwoman Loretta Ann Rosales, they did not call on the youth to go to the library to learn the lessons of martial…
Martial Law Victims Insulted by Exclusion from List of Compensation Claimants
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Out of the 9,539 original complainants in a class action suit filed against the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, only 7,526 victims would receive compensation. “Are they telling us that we are not genuine victims? Where is justice for us?” said martial-law victim Carlos Bolito, 60, after learning he was not included in the list of claimants.
Pres. Aquino Should Ensure Immediate Passage of Marcos Indemnification Measures – SELDA (PR)
NEWS RELEASE 7 November 2010 “It’s about time that the victims under the Marcos dictatorship be accorded a component of justice by recognizing the sacrifice they have made in fighting for the people’s rights and freedoms. Pres. Benigno Aquino III should make good his word of ensuring that the long overdue measure in Congress seeking…