Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the alleged consecutive aerial bombings in the Cordillera region
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses deep concern over the alleged consecutive aerial bombings in the Cordillera region carried out by the military as part of its counter-insurgency operations against alleged members of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA). According to reports, these bombing and accompanying combat operations have impacted approximately 2.700 residents in Barangay […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights decrying the grenade attack on a Catholic chapel in Cotabato
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) denounces the recent bombing carried out by currently unknown perpetrators during a Catholic Mass in Cotabato which injured two civilians on 19 May 2024. According to investigation reports, two unidentified men on a motorbike tossed a grenade into the entrance of the Sto. Niño Chapel in Purok Bagong Silang […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the bombing of a Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in Marawi City
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the attack carried out in the gymnasium of Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City during a Catholic Mass on 03 December 2023. Based on initial news reports, the bombing claimed 4 lives and injured at least 45 others as of writing. CHR Region X has launched […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, condemning the recent bombings in Mindanao
Over the past days, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has been monitoring the recent bombing incidences occurring in Mindanao. On 26 May, an improvised explosive device (IED) went off inside a public utility bus in Koronadal City, South Cotabato, and another blast at a bus terminal in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat. Days later, another bomb […]
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 […]