Human Rights

Huge Lawyers? Fee Stalls Indemnification of Marcos Victims

By Grace S. Uddin
davaotoday.com

DAVAO CITY — The indemnification of victims of human-rights violation during the Marcos dictatorship may be delayed some more as several matters continue to beleaguer their quest for justice.

Last Tuesday, Selda (Samahan ng mga Ex- Detainee Laban sa Detensyon at para sa Amnestiya) gathered some of its members in the city and region to petition for the reduction of litigation fees and expenses, from 30% to 10%.

The victims? lawyers in the class suit, which involves almost 10,000 plaintiffs who suffered from torture and other abuses during the Marcos dictatorship, want 30% of the indemnification funds awarded to the victims. The amount sought by the lawyers does not include the reimbursement of their professional expenses totaling more than $1 million, according to Nicanor Gonzales, Selda?s chairman in Southern Mindanao.

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?Independence Day? Protesters Cry Harassment by Soldiers

By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com

DAVAO CITY — Protesters from the various provinces in the region who joined the Independence Day rally today, June 12, denounced the military for harassing them and delaying them from joining their activities in the city.

Lisa Tindasan, 50, who had to bring her five-year-old grandson with her to the march because no else was going to take care of him, was in one of the vehicles held by the Task Force Davao (TFD) at the Tibungco checkpoint for more than three hours. She was with other protesters from Compostela Valley province.

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Comval Union Leader Fears for His Life

Labor leader Vicente Barrious (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com) ? The labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno disclosed today, June 12, that the life of one of its leaders in Compostela Valley province is in grave danger after an armed man broke into his home over the weekend.

The group said an armed man wearing a bonnet and a corduroy jacket forcibly entered the house of Vicente Barrios in Purok 2, Valencia, barangay New Alegria, Compostela town, Compostela Valley Province at around 9:30 p.m. on June 10.

Barrios is the president of the Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Suyapa Farms (Namasufa) in Compostela, which is affiliated with the KMU.

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