The Philippines' highest tribunal ended a legal battle by a group of Filipino wartime sex slaves on Tuesday to compel the country's government to support their demand for an apology and compensation from the Japanese government before international tribunals.
Theodore Te, a spokesman for the Supreme Court, said the justices voted in session to deny the motion for reconsideration filed by members of the Malaya Lolas (Free Grandmothers) organization after the court issued the same ruling in 2010.
Te said the decision resolved the issue with finality.