The Philippines has called on the Human Rights Council (HRC) to observe fairness and respect for United Nations (UN) member states' sovereignty in its discourse of human rights issues and situations. Ambassador Enrique A. Manalo (Photo courtesy of the New York Philippine Mission/DFA) Ambassador...
An alliance of Filipino teachers, researchers, school administrators, and other education professionals launched an online library of books and documents deemed as "subversive" by the military. Screencap from Multong Aklat website On Nov. 1, the Academics Unite for Democracy and Human Rights...
"An attack on the library is an attack on the very heart of the University itself." This was the response of the Academics Unite for Democracy and Human Rights (AUDHR) as it decried the removal of books and documents published by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in at least...
Senator Imee Marcos is fed up with criticisms against their family over the 20-year rule of her father, former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr., ahead of the 2022 elections. Senator Imee Marcos (Senate of the Philippines) In a radio interview on Saturday, October 16, the senator said the country...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday, Oct. 13, said that he will continue to defend human rights should he win as the Philippines' next president in the 2022 elections. Senator Panfilo Lacson (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Partido Reporma chairman and...
Minority senators on Tuesday, October 12, filed a resolution calling on the Senate to express its sympathy and condolences on the death of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Jose Luis Martin "Chito" Gascon. Jose Luis Martin 'Chito' Gascon In filing Senate Resolution No. 929, Senate...
The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP) has called on the global community to stay alert of the human rights situation in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) The ICHRP made the appeal during a roundtable discussion held Friday night, October 8,...
Vice President Leni Robredo expressed her deep sorrow Saturday Oct. 9 over the loss of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairman Chito Gascon, whom she said "touched many lives” with his work and activism. CHR chair Chito Gascon “Ang dami niyang natulungan. Ang dami niyang na-inspire sa kanyang...
Senators were saddened by the passing of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Jose Luis Martin "Chito" Gascon due to the novel coronavirus on Saturday, October 9. Commission on Human Rights chairperson Chito Gascon (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN FIle Photo) "I am saddened to hear the news...
United States Senate Majority Whip Richard “Dick” Durbin (D-IL) on Thursday (Wednesday in Washington, D.C.) told Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. that the US recognizes the importance of its security cooperation with the Philippines but “not at the exclusion of the country’s...
Makabayan congressmen on Tuesday, Sept. 21 said the unabated incidences of human rights violations, many resulting in deaths, under the Duterte administration has given Filipinos instant flashbacks of the years when the country was under martial law. Human rights rally On the 49th commemoration of...
The Commission on Human Rights' (CHR) appealed to lawmakers Thursday, September 16, for an increased budget in 2022. Commission on Human Rights CHR chairperson Jose Luis Martin "Chito" Gascon that while the constitutional body was given an increase in its funds for the salaries of its personnel,...
