The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has urged full support and enactment into law of two Senate Bills (SBs) that seek to improve geriatric care for senior citizens in the country. SB 979 on Senior Citizens’ Hospital Act and SB No. 2687 on Philippine Geriatric Center Act seek to ensure that...
Despite the 38 percent reduction in its proposed budget for 2025, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) vowed to continue fulfilling its mandate to protect the rights of all Filipinos "just as how it has always been done." In a statement, the CHR said that under the 2025 National...
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 urged a "thorough review" on the Aug. 13 arrest of Jay Apiag, a former secretary general in Southern Mindanao of Karapatan, a group of human rights advocates. Apiag is facing charges of attempted murder and illegal possession of firearms 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) expressed its full support to the consolidated Senate Bill (SB) No. 2766, the proposed law on Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act, that would protect all Filipinos, particularly the vulnerable and marginalized groups, from all forms of discrimination. In a...
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...
Providing an "adequate" budget for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) translates to better efforts in safeguarding the rights of workers and all Filipinos. This was the statement of the CHR as it expressed gratitude to the National Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (NTIPC) for adopting...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the enforced disappearances of two activists in Tabaco City in Albay as it deplored these acts as grave violations of one’s fundamental human rights. The CHR Region V has already launched a Quick Response Operation (QRO) to investigate the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the reported sexual advances by a teacher on two minor students in Cebu City as it started its own investigation. It cited police report that the teacher asked the two students to see their abdomen. When the students refused, the teacher reportedly...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said the passage into law of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2721 is a "significant step" towards the reintegration into society of former drug dependents. SB 2721 is a proposed "Act Mandating the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to Design and Implement...
The proposed law on the creation of temporary shelters in host countries of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and halfway houses in the Philippines for those repatriated is an initiative that would provide a safety and security net for modern-day heroes, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said....
