Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the ambush of a barangay kagawad in Tanza, Cavite
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is currently investigating the fatal shooting of a barangay kagawad by a riding-in-tandem assailant in Barangay Bagtas, Tanza, Cavite. According to Tanza Police, the suspects had reportedly followed the official from their home to the barangay hall. The victim’s family had earlier noticed unfamiliar individuals loitering near their residence […]
Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights sa pag-ambush sa usa ka election officer ug kapikas sa Maguindanao del Norte
Hugot nga gisaway sa Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ang pagpatay sa usa ka election officer ug sa iyang kapikas sa Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. Agig tubag niining makapakurat nga insidente, ang CHR Region XII sa pagkakaron nagpahigayon og imbestigasyon ug nag-ila sa kaso. Kining salawayon nga buhat dili lamang makapalong sa inosenteng kinabuhi kondili nagsilsil usab […]
Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights nga nagsaway sa pagsulay sa pag-ambush batok sa usa ka bise mayor sa Maguindanao del Sur
Ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) nipadayag og lawom nga kabalaka sa pagsulay sa pag-ambush sa laing lokal nga opisyal sa Maguindanao del Sur. Subay sa mandato niini, ang Komisyon nag-deploy ug Quick Response Operation (QRO) team aron magpahigayon ug motu proprio nga imbestigasyon niining walay pulos nga pag-atake. Sumala sa pahayag nga gipagawas sa Ministry of […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the killing of local executives and an electoral candidate in Zamboanga del Sur and Maguindanao
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), through its regional offices, is conducting an independent investigation on the reported killings of local executives and election candidates in Zamboanga del Sur and Maguindanao. We denounce similar incidents which violate the most fundamental of all rights—the right to life—this time affecting public officials and candidates as we approach […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the separate incidents of killings of political candidates and election officers in the country
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) vehemently condemns the spate of killings committed against political candidates and election officers in the country. It is deeply alarming that, despite efforts by the government and law enforcement agencies to foster peace ahead of the elections, a culture of violence persists—normalizing killings and other forms of harassment as […]
Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights nga nagsaway sa pagpatay sa usa ka partylist nga representante sa sektor sa mga mamumuo sa agrikultura
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) decries the brazen ambush of Ponciano Onia, president of the Abono Partylist, which advocates for Filipino farmers in the Congress. Onia, also an incumbent municipal councilor of Umingan town, Pangasinan was ruthlessly attacked and showered with bullets while he was driving home on 07 December 2024. The CHR acknowledges […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the acts of violence committed against key officials in BARMM
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has taken cognizance of the cases involving Commissioner Archie Buaya of the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission (BHRC) and the bombing of the Bangsamoro Health Minister Kadil Monera Sinolinding Jr.’s office. In response to these reports, the CHR Region 12 has initiated a motu proprio investigation and deployed a Quick […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the PNP’s directive to reopen unsolved cases of local officials killed under the campaign against illegal drugs
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) directive to reopen unsolved cases involving high-profile local officials and personalities who were killed during the height of the previous administration’s anti-illegal drug campaign. This decision to revisit these cases comes after revelations by former P/Lt. Col. Royina Garma about the alleged involvement […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the killings of a municipal councilor and an IP leader in Maguindanao del Sur
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) denounces the separate killings of Mohammad Usman Alamada and Elvin Moires on 15 September 2024. As the country’s national human rights institution, the Commission has initiated an investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding these tragic incidents. According to police reports, Alamada, a municipal councilor of Buluan City, was shot […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights raising alarm over shooting incidents involving local officials in Abra
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses grave concern over a series of shooting incidents involving local officials in Abra, which have now totaled three incidents in just three weeks. The latest victim was Pidigan, Abra Vice Mayor Noel Bisares, who survived an attack by an unidentified gunman on 12 September 2024, while inside his […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the killing of a barangay councilor in Cebu
The Commission on Human Rights has immediately dispatched a Quick Response Operation (QRO) team to investigate the attack on Antonio Harry Godinez, a kagawad in Barangay Cogon, Cebu, which occurred on 07 September 2024. Unidentified gunmen reportedly chased and shot Godinez multiple times while he was riding his motorcycle on his way home. According to […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the attempted attack against a barangay chairperson in Davao City
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has dispatched a Quick Response Operation (QRO) team after receiving reports that the chairperson of Barangay Datu Salumay in Davao City and his wife narrowly escaped an attempted ambush on 03 September 2024. Lito Mansamo, the incumbent chairperson of Brgy. Datu Salumay, and Alma Zarate Mansamo, his wife, were […]
Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights sa pagpamusil sa usa ka barangay kapitan sa Cavite
As part of our Constitutional mandate to investigate alleged human rights violations in the country, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has taken cognisance of the reported murder of Rodrigo Tanagas, a barangay captain in Cavite, on 31 August 2024. Reports say that Tanagas was gunned down by a riding-in-tandem while he was helping the […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the ambush committed against a vice mayor and bodyguard in Maguindanao del Sur
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns the killing of Roldan Benito, the vice mayor of South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur, and Weng Marcos, his bodyguard, on 02 August 2024. Reports indicate that Benito, along with his family and bodyguard, were in a pickup truck in Brgy. Pandan when armed individuals with long firearms attacked […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights condemning the attempted grenade attack against Bulacan Vice Mayor Alvarez
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) decries the attempted ambush against Bulacan Vice Mayor John Bong Alvarez last 04 June 2024. Reports point out that an unidentified riding-in-tandem tailed the convoy of Vice Mayor Alvarez from his residence and tossed a grenade into the direction of his vehicle. When the first grenade failed to detonate, […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the attempt against the life of a barangay kagawad in Ormoc
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has deployed a Quick Response Operation (QRO) on the shooting and attempt against the life of a barangay kagawad in Ormoc City. According to reports, the victim, Ramie Matuguina, was shot by an unidentified riding in tandem while he was inside a car on 06 June 2024. Matuguina, a […]
Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights sa pag-ambush sa usa ka opisyal sa MSSD-BARMM
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), in coordination with the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission, is conducting a motu propio probe on the ambush of Christhia Angela Aragoncillo, a 28-year-old provincial official of the Ministry of Social Services and Development in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and the wounding of her colleague, Norhano Ado. […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights condemning the attack against safety officers in Quezon City
⚠️Trigger warning: Killing, violence, harm⚠️ The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses its deep concern over an attack against barangay safety officers and a policeman in Barangay Payatas-A, Quezon City on 10 April 2024. According to reports, a man went on a stabbing spree, killing a barangay safety officer and injuring two other safety officers, […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the killings of barangay officials in Cebu and Maguindanao del Sur
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns the killings of barangay chief Mario Tundag and his wife in Asturias, Cebu, and barangay chairperson Hadji Basit Zangkala in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur. Upon cognisance of these attacks, CHR, through its offices in Regions X and XII, launched its independent motu proprio investigations. The Commission also […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights condemning the recent spate of violence and killings targeting government officials
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo on 4 March 2023 by armed men equipped with military gear in an attack that left eight others dead and 17 people injured. Police reports reveal that three of Governor Degamo’s suspected killers were dishonorably discharged from the Philippine Army; […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the ambush of Aparri town vice mayor and his aides
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) launched a Quick Response Operation for an independent motu proprio investigation on the brazen ambush of Aparri, Cagayan Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda and his five aides on 19 February 2023 in Nueva Vizcaya. According to initial police reports, the victims were allegedly attacked in broad daylight by six armed […]