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Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on threats to suspend the writ of habeas corpus and declare a revolutionary government

  • April 10, 2019
  • 1:55 AM

Open and free discourse is a crucial facet of a democracy. It is a right guaranteed by the Constitution and guided by different laws. In this case, criticisms, especially if warranted and is viewed for public interest, should not be used as a justification to curtail other rights, lest we spiral into a dictatorship. The task before all freedom-loving Filipinos is vigilance against possible oppressions and abuse of power.

Just as the same, we remind the government to use the authority the people granted to them and use it to protect rights and liberties rather than curtail them.

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  • November 30, 2020
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It is a cause for concern when representatives of the government treats the death of another Filipino as victory. Time and again, we have condemned armed conflict because, in the end, nobody really wins, especially when it leads to ruined

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Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the possible NPA extortion and security threat in CHR Region X and XII

  • May 17, 2022
  • 6:37 AM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is deeply alarmed of the two incidents of possible extortion and security threat from an alleged commander and a member of the New People’s Army (NPA) done via phone call to the CHR Region

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  • October 16, 2021
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A dignified, productive workforce is the lifeblood of the economy that sustains us all. As such, the Commission on Human Rights expresses its steadfast support for the passage of the Security of Tenure and End of Endo Act in the

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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) offices in Region I and Region IV-A are conducting an independent probe on two recent killings that mar the welcoming of the new year. On New Year’s Eve, Prosecutor Edilbert Mendoza was killed in

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