February 17, 2015

JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 3

JOINT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE PERIOD FOR FILING OF CLAIMS FOR REPARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS VICTIMS, UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10368, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE HUMAN RIGHTS VICTIMS REPARATION AND RECOGNITION ACT OF 2013

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS, this is consistent with our

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23 of

WHEREAS, Section 29 of the same law also states that the Board shall complete its work within two (2) years from the effectivity of the implementing rules and regulations promulgated by it, and that after such period, the Board shall become functus officio; DAaEIc

WHEREAS, the implementing rules and regulations of

WHEREAS, the huge number of applicants coming in to the Board's main office in Quezon City as well as at its scheduled mobile intakes in the regions and provinces, pose a big challenge to the existing and available material and human resources of the Board, and has therefore made it apparent that there is a need to extend the period for filing of claims for reparation under

WHEREAS, the extension of the application period will give all legitimate claimants, especially in the far-flung areas of the country, full opportunity to file their claims with the Board and thereby provide them with access to a means of gaining redress for the sufferings and sacrifices that they endured during martial law;

WHEREAS, the extension of the period for filing of claims for reparation and recognition will allow the Board to fulfill its mandate and help enhance human rights as the vital nexus connecting the sacrifices and heroism of the past to building a fair and functioning Philippine society for tomorrow: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives, To extend the period for filing of claims for reparation of human rights violations victims, under

Approved: February 17, 2015.