The spate of bombings in Mindanao “runs counter to the peace and security efforts of the government and hinders the country's national development," the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) declared.
In a statement, CHR Executive Director Jacqueline Ann de Guia said the CHR will conduct in own probe through its regional offices and in coordination with the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission.
"CHR reiterates its strong condemnation against any act of armed rebellion that seek to terrorize and sow discord into the lives of people," De Guia, a lawyer, stressed.
Last May 26, an improvised explosive device (IED) went off inside a public utility bus in Koronadal City, South Cotabato. Another blast went off at a bus terminal in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat. Days later on May 30, another bomb exploded inside the garage of a bus company in Isabela City, Basilan.
De Guia said the CHR has been working with the security sector in investigating repeated instances of violence and killings allegedly perpetrated by those within terrorist groups.
"Part of the mandate of CHR, as the country's National Independent Human Rights Institution, is to monitor government compliance to human rights and investigate allegations of abuse. In the same manner, CHR probes and denounces rights abuses and violations committed by non-state actors and armed groups," she said.