With mental health concerns dubbed as "silent epidemic" in the Philippines for more than 70 percent of persons between 13 to 26 years old, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has batted for the swift passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2598. SB 2598, entitled "State Universities and Colleges...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its "deep worries" over reports that members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) distributed "red-tagging pamphlets" to students during a recent seminar held at Taytay Senior High School in Rizal. The pamphlets seemed to point out...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday, May 30, expressed concerns over a report that there are more than 400 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Pasay City jail with symptoms of tuberculosis (TB). “TB is a highly contagious disease that poses a serious health risk, particularly...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has mobilized its own personnel to assist the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) in the investigation of the ambush of Christhia Angela Aragoncillo, an official of the Ministry of Social Services and Development in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has vehemently denounced as "grave violations of human rights" the series of rape cases reported in the country involving minors. But what is more alarming about the cases, the CHR pointed out, is the fact that most of the rape suspects are family members of the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has denounced the May 19 bombing during a Catholic mass in a chapel in Cotabato City where two women worshipers were injured. In a statement, the CHR said the incident was "a deplorable act of violence that has no place in society." The CHR said that police...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has sought the release of 85-year-old Gerardo "Gerry" Dela Pena who, it said, had served almost 12 years in jail since his arrest on March 21, 2013. Published reports stated that Dela Pena was convicted of murder in 2014 for shooting his nephew. He was...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has vowed to monitor the investigation on the incident in Lubao, Pampanga where a Grade 9 school teacher "physically and verbally abused' three students. The investigation is being conducted by the regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) and its...
Commissioner Monina Arevalo Zenarosa of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has lauded the Senate’s initiative to propose the “Abogado Para sa Bayan” bill that would provide scholarships for deserving students who want to pursue legal education. As a retired Court of Appeals associate...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has slammed as "severe disregard for human rights" a barangay (village) ordinance in Bangued, Abra that proposed "execution or death penalty" for the third offense of illegal garbage dumping. In a statement, the CHR said the ordinance and the subsequent posting...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) batted for the swift passage of House Bill No. 10159, the proposed Magna Carta of Children bill, as it pointed out that strengthening the monitoring mechanisms for the protection of children will translate to the effective enforcement of the United Nations...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged anyone who has information on the whereabouts of labor organizer William Lariosa to come forward and help the investigation on his disappearance. Lariosa, a member of the Kilusang Mayo Uno in the Southern Mindanao Region, had been allegedly arrested by...
