Senate extends availability of funds for victims of rights victims until end of next year 3 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Mario CasayuranThe Senate unanimously approved on third and final reading on Monday Senate Joint Resolution 13 extending the availability of funds for victims of human rights violations during the administration of former President Ferdinand Marcos. This will also authorize the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to administer the effective distribution of funds to qualified human rights victims or their heirs or representatives until the end of next year. As of May 11, 2018, the Human Rights Victims Claims Board had been able to approve and duly recognize only 11,103 claimants out of more than 75,000 applicants. Escudero noted that as of June 28, 2018, the Human Rights Victims Claims Board account with the LBP reported a balance of P792.629 million.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 26, 2018 12:00 UTC