Citing “court decisions” as well as the law for martial law victims, Malacañang on Monday said former senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Bongbong Marcos cannot distort what really transpired during the regime of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. There’s even a law in Congress which provides compensation for victims of martial law,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press briefing. ADVERTISEMENT“I don’t think they can twist history when there’s a law and there are court decisions attesting to what happened under martial law,” he added. The 94-year-old former Senate President even belied accusations they had arrested 70,000 people during martial law – which victims call “dark days” of Philippine history. READ: Aquino slams Enrile, Bongbong over martial law claims“May edad na si Senator Enrile pero hindi naman siguro pwedeng gawing parang dahilan ‘yun para maniwala tayo sa gusto nyang pagbabago ng katotohanan.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 24, 2018 06:56 UTC