Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the shooting of a barangay captain in 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 […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the ambush of an MSSD-BARMM officer
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 […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights condemning the killing of a barangay chairman in Lipa, Batangas
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is once again gravely alarmed by another violent attack against a public official. On 26 February 2023, CHR monitored news reports regarding the killing of San Carlos Barangay Captain Vivencio Palo who was shot dead at around 5:15AM in Lipa, Batangas. CHR, through its regional office in Calabarzon, immediately […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the grenade throwing incident at the house of Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez in Cagayan de Oro
The Commission on Human Rights strongly condemns the grenade throwing incident which happened at the residence of Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez in Cagayan de Oro this morning, 29 September 2021. Although no one was injured, the Commission expresses alarm over the threat against the personal safety and security of an elected official and his family […]