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Response of the CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the question of using the Zamboanga and Jolo bombings as rationale for martial law

With or without martial law, it is clear that the government has the primary obligation to ensure the safety and protect the rights of all people. Before 2018 ended, both houses of Congress approved the extension of martial law until the end of 2019. Confronted with the recent bombings in Zamboanga and Jolo, we will have yet to objectively assess the effect of martial law on the ground––a question that is also before the Supreme Court. We continue to express faith in the capability of our security forces. But recent events should not, in any way, be construed as reason for a nationwide imposition of martial law.

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Statement of the Commission on Human Rights supporting bills that advocate for the healthcare needs of the elderly population

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Fear, Freedoms, and the Right to Information During a Pandemia

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Statement of Commissioner Faydah Maniri Dumarpa at the 109th Session of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) Committee-Informal meeting with NHRIs (19 April 2023)

19 April 2023, 15.00hrs (Geneva Time)/21.00hrs (PST) To the Committee Members of the Treaty Body and colleagues from the Philippine Delegation: Assalamualaikum and good afternoon! I am Commissioner Faydah Maniri Dumarpa, focal commissioner for the sector of indigenous peoples and

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Statement of the CHR on the rating of the Philippines as among the worst countries for working people

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Statement of Commissioner Karen S. Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on Ageing and the Rights of Older Persons, on the International Day of Older Persons and Elderly Filipino Week

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Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the recent attack on Radyo ni Juan Station Manager

The recent attempt on the life of Radyo ni Juan Sation Manager is another incident in the growing trend of media harassment and violence. Benjie Caballero, who is also the current president of the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Task Force on