A year after the signing of the Martial Law compensation law, President Benigno Aquino III finally named the members of the claims board tasked to screen and grant reparation for human rights victims. The board will be chaired by Lina Castillo Sarmiento, the first female two-star general of the Philippine National Police who just retired in January. The 8 other board members were also named. The board will be n charge of receiving, evaluating, processing, and investigating the applications for the claims based on a points system. A total of P10 billion out of the $680 million (roughly P30.8 billion) worth of ill-gotten wealth returned to the Philippines Treasury from Marcos’ Swiss accounts has been allocated for the project.
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