The Philippine National Police (PNP) ordered on Friday, Sept. 19, a thorough investigation into the killing of a lawyer who was an official of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) in Palawan. Acting PNP Chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. directed the Criminal Investigation and...
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairperson Richard Palpal-latoc has cited the country's media as an "indispensable partner" in the fight against human rights abuses as he stressed the need to beef up the safety and protection of media workers in the pursuit of their jobs. "Media has been...
A CIDG operative serves the arrest warrant for murder on a 'Jalal, a national most wanted person, during an operation in Lanao del Norte o April 4, 2025. (photo: CIDG) Police have arrested one of the country’s most wanted persons for his alleged involvement in the killing of a local...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the killing of a barangay official of Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur last Feb. 5, calling it a "violent act" that does nothing but foster fear and intimidation, especially among public servants. The slain councilor from Barangay (village)...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), through its regional offices, has started its own probe on the reported killings of local executives and election candidates in Zamboanga del Sur and Maguindanao. The CHR acted on verified reports that a councilor from Barangay Upper Dumalinao,...
​Malacañang has condemned the killing of a Zamboanga City-based broadcast journalist, Ma. Vilma Rodriguez, describing the attack against her as "barbaric." The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 23, that such a "vile and atrocious" act has no...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged the provincial government of Abra to act expeditiously on the attack against another local official in the province last Sept. 12. The CHR was referring to the case of Pidigan town Vice Mayor Noel Bisares who was attacked but survived the atempt on his...
As the 2025 midterm national election approaches, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said it has started monitoring incidents of threats, harassment, and violence against elective officials like those in the barangay (village) level. "We stress that these acts incite fear across communities and...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has started its probe on the killing last Aug. 31 of Rodrigo Tanagas, barangay (village) chairman of Tulay-A, in Maragondon, Cavite. Tanagas was gunned down by a riding-in-tandem while he was helping health workers cut grass in their barangay. The motive behind...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has mobilized its personnel in the Southern Tagalog Region in the investigation on the killing of a 16-year-old boy last Sept. 8 inside a barangay (village) hall in Cabuyao City in Laguna. "Although criminal acts like theft are not to be excused, it is...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the separate attacks that resulted in the deaths of three barangay (village) officials in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao del Sur. The first attack last Aug. 18, involved Barangay Bulibod Chairman Esmael Latip Mustapha and his wife, Rahima,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the killing of South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur Vice Mayor Roldan Benito and his bodyguard Weng Marcos last August 2. The ambush of Benito and Marcos happened in in Barangay Pandan. The two were with Benito's family in a pickup truck when they were...
