Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the deployment of ‘human rights officers’ during the 2019 State of the Nation Address

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the deployment of these ‘human rights officers’ by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the upcoming 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA). We expect them to lead in protecting the rights of all, especially the right of the people peaceably to assemble as a legitimate means to […]
CHR commissioner calls for rights-based approach to the deployment of domestic workers to the Middle East; urges owners of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Global E-Human Resources to surrender

05 March 2018 | Press Release from the Office of Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana QUEZON CITY – Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana of the Commission of Human Rights called for a rights-based approach to the recruitment and deployment of overseas Filipino workers as she expressed concern over the prevalence of the illegal transfer of domestic workers from one employer to […]