{"id":9781,"date":"2014-05-11T20:06:21","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T12:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=9781"},"modified":"2014-05-12T02:04:25","modified_gmt":"2014-05-11T18:04:25","slug":"p10-b-compensation-fund-for-martial-law-victims-still-intact-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/05\/11\/p10-b-compensation-fund-for-martial-law-victims-still-intact-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"P10-B compensation fund for Martial Law victims still intact &#8212; Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_9809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9809\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/pesos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9809\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/pesos.jpg\" alt=\"ShutterStock image\" width=\"1000\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/pesos.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/pesos-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ShutterStock image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MANILA (PNA) &#8212; Malacanang on Sunday assured that the P10-billion compensation fund for victims of Martial Law is still intact.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte in an interview on state run dzRB Radyo ng Bayan raised the issue a day before application for Martial Law Victims for compensation official starts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, it (compensation) is intact. In fact, what I know is that it is in the Bureau of Treasury and that amount has long been intact,\u201d Valte said.<\/p>\n<p>Valte said that it is the national treasury handling the funds.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if Malacanang remained confident that Human Rights Victims&#8217; Claims Board head and former police general Lina Sarmiento can complete the processing of claims within two years, Valte said yes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have high hopes that Mrs. Sarmiento can address the mandate given by the President and the mandate under the law,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>It can be recalled that controversy arose following the appointment of Sarmiento as some critics including incumbent party-list lawmakers has asked the Supreme Court to invalidate Sarmiento&#8217;s appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Some critics said that it was an insult appointing a police officer to head the Human Rights Victims\u2019 Claims Board while others said that she did not have enough understanding on human rights abuses itself.<\/p>\n<p>President Benigno S. Aquino III, however, defended Sarmiento, saying that he believed she had the \u201cessential skill\u201d necessary to do the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike the President said, let us give her a chance because she was able to prove her competence in her previous post,\u201d Valte said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really hope that they (the board) will be able to complete the process within two years,\u201d she added. 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