10368 (Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act), an act that provided monetary reparation and recognition of victims of human rights violations during the administration of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos, the HRVCB First Division ruled. But Gore said violations of human rights were universal regardless of nationality. “Most of the claimants, especially the martial law survivors, are already old and are very ill. In fact, many of them have already died and would no longer be able to relish the compensation they were supposed to get for their struggles during martial law,” she said. Mique said the group was looking at lobbying for an executive order or any measure to allow payment to all martial law claims.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 10, 2018 20:03 UTC