The petition was filed to urge the Philippine government to aid the comfort women in their battle for reparation. In 2010, the Malaya Lolas, a group of comfort women, filed a petition for certiorari, with an application for a writ of preliminary mandatory injunction before the Supreme Court (SC) against government agencies like the Department of Justice and the Office of the Solicitor General. In barracks they set up, Filipino women were held as sexual slaves. So we hope we are able to do it before it’s too late.)Ĭomfort women were abused, tortured, and raped by Japanese soldiers during World War II. And our sense there is, of course, you never want justice to be too late because only a few of the victims are still alive. (That’s history and something that is common, most known to us. And ang sense naman diyan siyempre, you never want justice to be too late kasi ilan na lang ang nabubuhay sa kanila. ![]() ![]() The DOJ chief also said that responding to the victims’ claims against Japan is part of the Philippine commitment to the international community: “ That’s history and something that is common, most known to us. The job was not finished) before so we have to continue doing the job,” the justice secretary told reporters on Friday. ![]() Hindi natapos ‘yong trabaho (we were unable to pass legislation. “And we will have to talk to Congress, to Speaker and to the Senate president about the legislation necessary to act on this matter about comfort women kasi hindi tayo nakapag-pass ng legislation. MANILA, Philippines – Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Friday, March 9, that a law would be needed to act on Filipino comfort women’s claims for the abuses they suffered during World War II.
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