Construction of Martial Law Museum to start in December

The Human Rights Violation Victims’ Memorial Commission (HRVVMC) and the University of the Philippines (UP) have agreed to expedite the construction of the Freedom Memorial Museum (FMM) honoring the victims of human rights abuses during the martial law period with the groundbreaking for the project set in December.

- ELIZABETH MARCELO

In a joint press statement, the HRVVMC and UP said both parties came to an agreement to formally sign a deed of transfer of the maintenance offices of the UP Diliman campus to another location to be provided by HRVVMC. This will pave the way for the clearing of the area where the FMM will be constructed.

The signing of the deed of transfer is slated for Sept. 27, as part of the commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of the declaration of martial law by the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr.