Particularly galling for the Diokno children was Enrile’s claim that “the late Pepe Diokno didn’t want to be released. Diokno’s family also belied Enrile’s claim that no one was arrested “simply because he criticized President Marcos,” and cited their father’s case. Senator Diokno was among the first political prisoners of the period, and was released two years later, on Sept. 11, 1974. 10368, which created a claims board mandated to pay reparations to human rights victims was enough proof of the abuses of martial law. Detained Senator Leila de Lima noted that Marcos and President Rodrigo Duterte were very much alike in their style of governance, and that both had declared martial law.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 21, 2018 23:37 UTC