A body formed to process compensation claims by victims of human rights abuses during martial law released on Monday the final list of victims qualified to receive funds charged to the P10 billion in stolen wealth recovered from the family of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The Human Rights Victims Claims Board (HRVCB) approved 11,103 of at least 75,730 claims filed with the board. 16-2018, which contained the final list of claimants. Victims of enforced disappearance and killings get 10 points, torture victims get six to nine points, arbitrary detention victims get three to five points and victims of other rights violations get one to two points. “While we encounter fake claimants, our priority is to identify the eligible claimants,” Sarmiento said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 08, 2018 18:33 UTC