Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman led the meeting, the first for the country since 1995, on the interactive dialogue for women policies on the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) in New York City. The CSW, which is a principal...
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Friday, March 8 called on the government to properly implement laws that advance women’s rights especially in education and the workplace. Legarda made the call in celebration of International Women's Day, saying it is high-time for the state...
DAVAO CITY – With the current policy framework of the mining industry, policy-advocacy group Legal Rights and Natural Resource Center (LRC) believes that the promise of gold is not worth the risk. SEARCH and retrieval operations continue in the landslide site in Barangay Masara, Maco, Davao de...
If the reader, like the former Planned Parenthood Director Abby Johnson, feels like vomiting after reading the piece by piece killing of the baby being aborted in the account of Bishop Robert Baron, let me say that such a horrible scene was never contemplated even by the most...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has given final approval to a bill that seeks to enhance the roles of Parent-Teacher and Community Associations (PTCA) in safeguarding the rights and welfare of children. During the plenary session on...
Despite the supposed negative reports reaching international organizations, a Malacañang official said that the Philippine government is open to discussing the country’s human rights situation and that it is credible enough to address violations. Presidential Task Force on Media Security...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) underscored the importance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which is celebrated yearly as International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10. "The Declaration serves as the foundation of the human rights framework in our society, where each of us...
Senator Lito Lapid wants to give more teeth to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) by expanding its structural, operational, and functional independence. He made the statement ahead of the commemoration of International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10. He said his measure, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2487,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has vowed anew to advance the cause of human rights especially in the conduct of its operations, with its top official saying that the commitment to human rights is not merely a legal obligation but a moral imperative. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda, Jr....
The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights has recommended amending Republic Act 10361 or the Kasambahay Law by specifying criminal liabilities against abusive employers with corresponding penalties for death or physical injuries sustained by their household employee during the course of...
Senators on Tuesday, November 21 rebuked the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) after Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva confronted the commission over one of their official’s remarks seeking a petition supposedly addressed to him appealing for the passage of the Sexual Orientation,...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has formally sent a letter to the Senate declaring its opposition to decriminalizing abortion. In his letter to Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, CHR chairperson Richard Palpal-Latoc said the CHR strictly adheres to the 1987 Constitution that specifically...
