Malaya Lolas News Today

Maria Quilantang was one of the lucky ones. To this day, she can still remember the sound of warplanes and the footsteps of Japanese soldiers as they stormed her village in central Philippines.

Nearly 80 years since they were abducted and raped by Japanese soldiers, a small group of elderly Filipino women hope their government will finally acknowledge their wartime ordeal by creating a compensation fund.

‘In our last moments alive, I hope we can still receive the reparations for what we suffered.’

Their own memories fading, former World War Two sex slaves seek justice in their twilight years.

Their own memories fading, former World War Two sex slaves seek justice in their twilight years.

Their own memories fading, former World War Two sex slaves seek justice in their twilight years.

My heart goes out to the families of the Pamplona Massacre victims.

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed concerned government agencies to respond to the needs of Filipino women who suffered sexual slavery in the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.

The day’s top stories are all but a click away in the MB Daily News Summary this Friday afternoon, May 12, 2023.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to look into the concerns of Malaya Lolas, a non-profit group composed of women who were sexually abused by Japanese soldiers during World War II.