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 […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the ambush of an election officer and spouse in Maguindanao del Norte
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) vehemently denounces the killing of an election officer and her spouse in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. In response to this alarming incident, CHR Region XII is currently conducting an investigation and taking cognizance of the case. This reprehensible act not only extinguishes innocent lives but also instills […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the attempted ambush against a vice mayor in Maguindanao del Sur
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses deep concern over the attempted ambush of another local official in Maguindanao del Sur. In line with its mandate, the Commission has deployed a Quick Response Operation (QRO) team to conduct a motu proprio investigation into this brazen attack. According to the statement released by the 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 […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the killing of a partylist representative of an agricultural workers’ sector
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 […]