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 nagkondena sa pagpatay sa kanhi mayor sa Lanao del Sur
Kusganong gisaway sa Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ang walay puas nga pag-atake batok sa kanhi mayor sa Lumbaca-Unayan, Lanao del Sur, kinsa gipusil sa hayag nga adlaw niadtong Pebrero 26, 2025. Dead on arrival ang biktima human giambus sa gawas sa ilang pinuy-anan sa wala mailhing mga armado. Ang CHR naglunsad og Quick Response Operation (QRO) […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the death of a 15-year-old allegedly beaten by an SK official and one other
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns the brutal physical violence allegedly committed by a youth official from the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) and his accomplice that led to the tragic death of a 15-year-old. The CHR NCR has launched a motu proprio investigation to address the matter. Based on reports, the incident was captured on […]
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 killing of a minor inside a barangay hall for alleged theft in Cabuyao, Laguna
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) denounces the killing of a minor, who was called for questioning for alleged theft, inside a barangay hall in Cabuyao, Laguna. The CHR Region IV-A has launched a motu proprio investigation to take cognizance of the matter. According to reports, the suspect, intoxicated at the time, entered the barangay […]
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, […]
Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights sa desisyon sa korte sa pagpusil kang Jemboy sa mga polis
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) notes with concern the recent decision of the Navotas City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 286 on the shooting of 17-year-old Jehrode “Jemboy” Baltazar. The penalties, which resulted to the release of five involved police officers and only one officer sentenced to four-year imprisonment, raises questions on the administration […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the death of a 15-year old in Rodriguez, Rizal
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), in line with its Constitutional mandate, has launched a motu proprio investigation into the killing of a 15-year old boy identified as John Frances Ompad, a resident of Rodriguez, Rizal, after being allegedly shot on Sunday, 20 August 2023, by Police Corporal Arnulfo Sabillo, 37, assigned to the community […]
Pahayag sa Commission on Human Rights sa brutal nga pagpatay sa usa ka Pinay nga migrant worker sa Kuwait
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) decries the brutal killing of Jullebee Ranara, a Filipina migrant worker based in Kuwait. On 22 January 2023, Kuwaiti media reported that Jullebee’s burnt remains were found in the desert. The initial investigation report of local Kuwait authorities revealed that the suspect was a 17-year-old who is now in […]
Pahayag ni CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa kamatayon sa usa ka estudyante nga giingong gipusil sa usa ka non-uniformed police personnel sa Davao City
A motu proprio investigation is being conducted by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Region XI following the death of a 19-year old male student, Amier Mangcop, after allegedly receiving seven gun shots fired by suspect Marvin Rey Pepino, a doctor and non-uniformed personnel of the Philippine Regional Office (PRO) in Davao, during a […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the killing of Army Corporal Frederick Villasis
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the alleged abduction and killing of Army Corporal Frederick Villasis perpetrated by the New People’s Army in Barangay Lahug, Tapaz, Capiz. According to reports, Villasis was riding with a civilian on a motorcycle on their way to the town hall when around 40 armed men blocked their […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the shooting of a curfew violator with mental illness by a barangay tanod
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is now probing the reported shooting of Eduardo Geñoga, a 59-year-old curfew violator with mental illness, by Cesar Panlaqui, a barangay tanod. The shooting happened in Tondo, Manila on 7 August 2021, the second day of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. According to reports, Panlaqui accosted […]
Pahayag ni CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa kamatayon sa 52-anyos nga babaye human gipusil sa pulis sa Quezon City
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) shall be conducting a motu propio investigation into the shooting of Lilibeth Valdez, who was shot by an allegedly drunk police officer in Barangay Greater Fairview, Quezon City on Monday night, 31 May 2021. In a video circulating online, the police officer can be seen pulling the victim’s hair, […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the death of a former female detainee in Cebu City who was allegedly raped by police officers
Reprisals and the risk of being subjected to more attacks are grave concerns when speaking out and pursuing justice for human rights violations. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns the killing of Ritchie Nepomuceno, a former female detainee who was allegedly raped under custody in Sawang Police Station in Cebu City, by still unidentified […]
Pahayag sa tigpamaba sa CHR, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa kamatayon sa usa ka construction worker nga gipusil sa usa ka pulis human nasayup nga tulisan
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), through CHR Region III, is launching a motu proprio investigation into the death of a construction worker after being shot by a police officer in Sta. Rita, Pampanga on Saturday evening, 2 January 2021. The victim, Federico ‘Tek’ Pineda, 29, was said to have been mistaken as a suspect […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline de Guia, on the killing of a CHR security guard in front of the CHR – Region IX office in Zamboanga
A security guard of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) – Region IX was shot dead in front of the regional office in Zamboanga City on 13 December 2020. We strongly condemn this brazen attack on the very grounds of CHR—it speaks of the pervasiveness of violence and the thick shroud of impunity that darken […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the killing of ex-Batangas Congressman
The charred remains of former Batangas 2nd District Rep. Edgar Mendoza, his bodyguard Ruel Ruiz and his driver Nicanor Mendoza left inside a vehicle on the side of the road is a deplorable display of barbarity and cruelty. The Commission on Human Rights condemns this horrible act, along with the number of vigilante killings against […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the killing and hanging of a man in Talisay City bridge
The hanging body of a man in Talisay City bridge is a deplorable display of violence. A placard was placed on the man’s body alleging him a robber. The Commission vehemently denounces this brutish act along with a slew of similar killings that arbitrarily deprive the right to life and due process. The CHR-Region VII […]
Pahayag ni CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa pagpatay kay Ako Bicol Representative Rodel Batocabe
Makapaalarma nga nagpadayon ang uso sa pagpamatay bisan pa sa kapaskuhan. Bisan pa, bisan unsa pa ang panahon o kadasig, ang gobyerno kinahanglan dili motugot nga mahitabo ang ingon nga mga paglapas batok sa tawhanong katungod. Among giawhag ang kagamhanan sa pagpatuman sa dugang pagbantay, ilabina nga adunay mga pasangil nga naglambigit sa pagpamatay sa umaabot nga piniliay. Ang CHR-Region V kay […]