Sen. Robinhood Padilla is seeking to declare the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) as an independent office through an amendment to the 1987 Constitution in an aim to bolster its independence. On Monday, Jan. 20, Padilla filed a Resolution of Both Houses No. 11, which amends Sec. 17 (Human Rights)...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Thursday, Jan. 9, welcomed the establishment of the Mahalin at Kalingain Ating mga Bata (Makabata) program. Last December, President Marcos issued Executive Order (EO) No. 79 that creates the Makabata Hotline 1383 which, the CHR explained, “serves as a...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday, Dec. 11, urged the government to protect journalists against threats and trumped-up charges. “Defending the Fourth Estate is not just a responsibility but a vital step toward safeguarding democracy and ensuring accountability in governance,”...
President Marcos has approved the establishment of a one-stop system for reporting incidents of child rights’ violations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MB File Photo | Mark Balmores) Through Executive Order 79, the Mahalin at Kalingain ating mga Bata (MAKABATA) Program will be...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Monday, Dec. 9, asked the government to ensure that the United Nations (UN) rules on the handling of women prisoners are observed for convicted drug courier Mary Jane Veloso once she returns to the Philippines. In a statement, the CHR specifically...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomed the decision of President Marcos to appoint retired trial court judge Maria Amifaith S. Fider-Reyes as its new commissioner. “The Commission is confident that Commissioner Fider-Reyes’ leadership will further energize CHR’s efforts in crafting...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its full support to a proposed law that would recognize the rights and privileges of frontline health workers in the country's more than 42,000 barangays (villages). It was referring to Senate Bill No. 2838, the proposed Magna Carta for Barangay...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has ordered an investigation into the death of a 15-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten by a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) official and his companion in Manila. “The CHR-NCR (National Capital Region) has launched a motu proprio (on one's initiative)...
As a state, the Philippines has the right to enact its own laws, a senior state counsel said, emphasizing that the effectivity of the law does not depend on whether or not other countries, like China, recognize it. On Friday, Nov. 8, President Marcos signed into law the Philippine Maritime Zones...
Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla has filed a bill seeking to provide Indigenous Peoples (IPs) a bigger share of revenues generated from natural resources within the territories of indigenous cultural communities. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs,...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill seeking to further strengthen workers' rights to form unions and protect them from any form of harassment. In filing Senate Bill No. 2735 or the proposed “Strengthening the Freedom of Association of Workers’ Act,”...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday, Oct. 30, vowed to run after those behind the killings during the previous administration’s drug war after the statements made by former President Rodrigo Duterte aligned with the commission’s findings. In a statement, the CHR said: "The...
