NY court hearing on $41M for Marcos victims

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo If things go right in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the almost 7,000 recognized claimants in the Hawaii class suit against the Marcos estate would again be awarded compensation from recovered funds belonging to the Marcoses. This time, the reparation would be much bigger ($41 million) than the three previous tranches distributed in 2011, 2014 and 2019.   The...

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'Fishy' legal turnaround of fisherfolk

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo   I begin by quoting the late human rights lawyer and senator Joker Arroyo: “Like a mackerel lying in the moonlight, it shines and it stinks” (a variation of John Randolph of Roanoke’s quote).   On April 16, fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales filed a petition for a writ of kalikasan and a writ of continuing mandamus asking the Supreme Court to compel the government to perform acts...

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Seized Marcos loot again awarded to ML victims

Philippine Daily Inquirer/OPINION/by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo   For the fourth time, thousands of victim-survivors and relatives of those who perished and vanished during the dark night under the Marcos dictatorship have each been handed their compensation checks.   In 2011, 2014 and again this year (2019), more than 6,000 members of a class suit against the Marcos estate received compensation for the sufferings (torture, rape, detention,...

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