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Fifty years after the declaration of martial law in the Philippines, survivors and activists in the country and around the world are commemorating what’s widely considered to be a dark chapter in the country’s history.
American lawyer Thomas Jones still remembers the scars of Philippine torture victims he interviewed for Amnesty International inside the country's detention centres in 1975 during the rule of late dictator…
Amnesty estimates tens of thousands were killed, tortured and imprisoned after Marcos imposed martial law on Sept. 21, 1972
Misinformation shrouds Philippine martial law era horrors
MANILA - It was Congress that introduced the funding requirement included in the previous national budgets for the establishment of a museum for martial law victims, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reiterated on Saturday. The latest statement came as the DBM clarified that a special provision (SP) for the planned memorial was initially not included when it submitted a National Expenditure Program (NEP) to Congress. The latter, however, would eventually make "adjustments" to include such a provision. "At the outset, we wish to clarify that the funding for the Martia...