The Roll of Victims is the official list of Martial Law 1972-1986 era victims, including the place of incident of the violation against them, as resolved by the Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board (HRVCB), an independent and quasi-judicial body created by R. A. 10368 to receive, evaluate, process and investigate reparation applications of Human Rights Violations Victims, as defined by R. A. 10368. 

In providing financial assistance to Martial Law victims, the HRVCB, as per the HRVCB Board Resolution 002-2015 dtd March 04, 2015 Annex A “Legal Guide on Definition of Human Rights Violations and Awarding of Points Under RA 10368”, organized a point system hierarchy for the violations committed to a victim. It ranged from Ten (10) being the most severe to One (1) being the least; various abuses fall under different points which served as the reference of the organization in allocating assistance to the victim.  The Roll of Victims has been divided into this point system.

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Block
11,103 Victims of Human Rights Violations
Martial Law (1972 -1986)
2,0
KILLING AND ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE
0
TORTURE (RAPE AND FORCIBLE ABDUCTION)
0
TORTURE (MUTILATION,SEXUAL ABUSE, INVOLVING CHILDREN AND MINORS)
1,0
TORTURE (INVOLVING PSYCHOLOGICAL, MENTAL, AND EMOTIONAL HARM OTHER THAN INSANITY, ACTS OF LASCIVIOUSNESS )
0
CRUEL, INHUMANE, & DEGRADING TREATMENT
0
ARBITRARY DETENTION (FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS)
1,0
ARBITRARY DETENTION (LASTING BETWEEN 15 DAYS TO SIX MONTHS)
1,0
ARBITRARY DETENTION (LASTING BETWEEN 36 HOURS UP TO 15 DAYS)
0
INVOLUNTARY EXILE (INVOLVING VIOLENCE AND ILLEGAL TAKEOVER OF BUSINESS)
2,0
INVOLUNTARY EXILE (INVOLVING INTIMIDATION AND PHYSICAL INJURIES)

Motu Proprio

On May 11, 2018, the Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board (HRVCB) released Resolution No. 18-2018, which gave recognition to 126 motu proprio victims of Martial Law. The Board was given the power to recognize these victims motu proprio based on Sections 18 and 26 of R.A. 10368, as well as Section 20 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 10368. 

Section 20 of the IRR of R.A. 10368 states that “The Board may take judicial notice Motu Proprio of individual persons who suffered human rights violations as defined herein and grant such persons recognition as HRVVs and enshrined in the Roll of Human Rights Violations Victims.”

–List of Motu Proprio Recognized Victims–

Roll of Victims Sex Disaggregated Data -

Shown below is a visualization of the Sex-Disaggregated Data of 11,103 State-Recognized Victims of the Marcos regime from 1972 to 1986, as of 23 August 2023. This is only partial and still subject to updating as the HRVVMC continues to index all files submitted to the Commission by the Human Rights Victims’ Claims Board.

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