Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the attack in Sumisip, Basilan
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the recent attack in Sumisip, Basilan, on 22 January 2025, which has disrupted the peace and stability that the province has worked hard to achieve. The violent assault led to the tragic loss of two soldiers, injuries to several others, and the displacement of families—further exacerbating the […]
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 […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline de Guia, on the alleged killing of police officers and use of teenage soldiers by the New People’s Army
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly denounces the killing of five (5) police officers by alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Labo, Camarines Norte. The right to life is inviolable; no ideology can justify any atrocity and disproportionate attack by any armed group. We express our deepest condolences to the families, […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the killing of Ex-Bulacan Vice-Mayor and Incumbent Village Chief
The Commission on Human Rights is alarmed by the ambush-killing perpetrated against former Pandi Vice Mayor Oca Marquez and Barangay Chairman Mauro Capistrano of Bagbaguin last Sunday, 19 January. Both victims were gunned down inside a restaurant along Plaridel Bypass Road in Barangay Bulihan by two still-unidentified men. The Commission condemns this act of violence […]