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Philippines urged to compensate WWII sex slave survivors

During World War II, up to 200,000 women across Asia including the Philippines were forced to work in Japanese military brothels

‘Comfort women’ statues as reminders of Japanese wartime atrocities

The comfort women campaign highlights the urgency for justice as attempts to whitewash history and to distort narratives continue

Pope Francis cites conscientious objector as example for youth

The husband and father of four girls was eventually executed for his refusal to fight for the Nazis

Lola Isabelita Viduya, comfort woman, 89

Isabelita and other Filipino women victims of sexual slavery and violence died without receiving a formal apology and compensation from Japan

Filipino World War II veterans remembered; pandemic frontliners tagged as heroes

“We may live in relative peace ... but there remain current challenges we must face head on” - Gov Petilla of Leyte

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