Filipino "Lolas" struggle for apology from Japan for "comfort woman" crime

STORY: Filipino "Lolas" struggle for apology from Japan for "comfort woman" crime DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:56 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Lila Pilipina office 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHARON SILVA, Coordinator of Lila Pilipina 3. various of Lolas attending rallies 4. various of lola Estelita 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tagalog): ESTELITA DY, "Comfort woman" survivor 6. various of lola Estelita 7. various of the inauguration of "comfort woman" statue in Manila 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SHARON SILVA, Coordinator of Lila Pilipina 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Tagalog): ESTELITA DY, Comfort woman survivor 10. various of Estelita's daily life 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (Tagalog): ESTELITA DY, Comfort woman survivor STORYLINE: These are the faces of Filipino "comfort women" survivors, or in Tagalog, "Lolas," meaning grandmothers. Traumatized and ashamed of being forced into sexual slavery by Japanese troops during World War II, these women kept silent most of their lives and only began demanding jus

Filipino "comfort women" call for Japan emperor's help in seeking redress

Filipino "comfort women" call for Japan emperor's help in seeking redress

Isabelita Vinuya, 84, president of the Filipino comfort women group Malaya Lolas (Free Grandmothers), speaks in a rally on Jan. 29, 2016 in front of the Japanese embassy in the Manila, seeking help from visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito for their demand for an official apology and compensation from the Japanese government. The Japanese imperial couple are in the Philippines for a five-day visit until the following day to mark the 60th anniversary of the normalization of Philippine-Japan relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan-S. Korea "comfort women" deal revives Filipino victims' hopes

Japan-S. Korea "comfort women" deal revives Filipino victims' hopes

Isabelita Vinuya, 84, president of the Filipino "comfort women" group Malaya Lolas (Free Grandmothers), speaks to reporters in Manila on Jan. 6, 2016, about their reaction to the recent Japan-South Korea agreement regarding Korean victims of Japanese wartime sexual slavery. Vinuya said the deal revived their hope to get justice from Japan through a formal apology and legal compensation, with the same hope that the Philippine government and President Benigno Aquino will back them, as South Korea did. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Philippine wartime rape victim in Manila rally

Philippine wartime rape victim in Manila rally

MANILA, Philippines - Isabelita Vinuya (R), 79, president of Malaya Lolas (Free Grandmothers), an organization of Filipino women sexually abused by Japanese soldiers during World War II, speaks at a rally on Aug. 10, 2011, near the presidential palace in Manila to ask for President Benigno Aquino's backing of their cause. Sixty-six years since the end of the war, the group is still demanding a sincere apology and legal compensation from the Japanese government. (Kyodo)