Statement of the Commission on Human Rights commending the successful rescue operation of 4 minors from an alleged trafficking attempt at Davao Airport
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commends the successful rescue operation of four minors from an alleged trafficking situation at Davao Airport. This incident only highlights the critical issue of human trafficking in the country and the need for robust measures to safeguard the rights and welfare of children. According to reports, the victims—a 14-year-old, […]
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 […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the recent cases of rape in Lucena City, Quezon and Naga City, Cebu
(Trigger warning: Sexual assault, rape, murder, death) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Region IV-A and VII are doing their independent and parallel investigation into the recent separate cases of rape of two minors in Lucena City, Quezon and Naga City, Cebu. According to the Lucena police, the naked dead body of an 8-year […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the indiscriminate firing incident in Pampanga resulting in the death of a teenager
The Commission on Human Rights is launching a motu proprio investigation into the death of a teenager, who was said to have been shot by a police officer last 20 November following an altercation. Initial reports allege that Police Corporal Alvin Pastorin shot the victim after an altercation stemming from Police Corporal’s Pastorin’s noise complaint. […]
Pahayag ni CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa giingong pagpanglugos sa duha ka menor de edad nga mga babaye sa mga sakop sa New People's Army sa Leyte
The Commission on Human Rights condemns in the strongest terms the alleged cases of sexual abuse committed against minor girls by reported members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Kananga, Leyte. On 13 September 2020, two 14-year-old girls were reportedly rescued by the 93rd Infantry Battalion from the armed group’s camp where it was […]
Pahayag ni CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa SWS survey sa mandatory drug testing sa Grade 4 students ug pataas
The Commission on Human Rights reminds the government of its obligation to always put premium on the welfare and rights of the children, in line with the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which the Philippines ratified, and other domestic laws passed to this effect. While the recent SWS survey shows […]