A lawmaker on Wednesday pushed the passage of a bill that seeks to pay back martial law victims who were denied benefits under an old law for lack of evidence. READ:
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A LAWMAKER on Wednesday pushed the passage of a bill that seeks to pay back martial law victims who were denied benefits under an old law for lack of evidence. Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Danniel A. Manuel, who led the filing of House Bill 3505 or the New Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2022 in August, reiterated his call for the passage of the measure following reported death threats received by Martial Law survivor and playwright Bonifacio P. Ilagan.s dark history under the Marcos Sr. dictatorship.
The bill was filed to fill in the limitations of Republic Act 10368 or the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013.75,000 applicants filed their claims, but only 11,103 were approved and duly recognized by the Human Rights Victims Claims Board until the board became functus officio on May 12, 2018,
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