Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the alleged abuse of four elementary teachers in Camarines Sur
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns in the strongest terms the abuse of four elementary school teachers perpetrated by an unarmed suspect in the municipality of Ocampo in Camarines Sur province on 8 August 2022. According to the Department of Education (DepEd), the teachers were preparing for the school opening when they were abused […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the ambush of Former Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr.
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses alarm over the ambush of Former Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. by unidentified riding-in-tandem suspects on Tuesday, 01 June 2021. Although Rep. Andaya Jr. and his companions survived the attempted murder, the CHR denounces the vigilante-style violence and calls on local authorities to fully investigate the case […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the ambush of cops allegedly by NPAs in CamSur
The Commission on Human Rights condemns the ambush in Lupi, Camarines Sur allegedly executed by the New People’s Army, which killed 3 cops and injured 3 more. In armed hostilities, disproportionate and indiscriminate use of force is prohibited under the International Humanitarian Law. Hence, the Commission will conduct thorough and immediate investigation to help see […]