Statement of the Commission on Human Rights condemning the recent killings of transgender women
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the recent killings of two transgender women. On 23 June 2025, Ali Macalintal, a transgender woman and former broadcaster, was gunned down at her workplace. On the same day, the lifeless body of Gian Molina, a proud and outspoken transgender woman, was found in a river. Reports […]
CHR, PANTAY sign MOA for gender equality in schools
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), through its Chairperson Richard P. Palpal-latoc, and the Philippine Anti-Discrimination Alliance of Youth Leaders (PANTAY) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Monday, 9 June 2025, as partners in promoting gender equality in schools across the country. The MOA signing is under PANTAY’s Project GEIS (Gender […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the 2025 Pride Month Celebration
LGBTQI rights are HUMAN RIGHTS! ✊ ️ The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) joins the nation in celebrating the vibrant colors of Pride Month 2025! We stand in solidarity with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) community in recognizing their freedom, identity, and diversity. As the country’s Gender and Development Ombud, CHR […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the proposed amendments to the Safe Spaces Act in the Senate
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commends Senate Bill (SB) No. 2897, which seeks to further strengthen the Safe Spaces Act. Enacted in 2019, this landmark law reinforces the State’s commitment to combat gender-based sexual harassment in streets, schools, establishments, markets, workplaces, and recreational spaces, among others. Notably, the bill expands the scope of public […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the landmark resolution of the UN Human Rights Council to protect rights of intersex people
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is one with the United Nations in affirming the rights of intersex people, through the Human Rights Council’s recently adopted resolution which calls on Member States to work on implementing reforms which focus on the visibility of the sector and to promote medical and mental health services that cater […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the approval of the SOGIESC equality bill by the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the approval of the newly-revised Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) Equality Bill by the House Committee on Women and Gender Equality. The revised bill consolidated similar bills, namely House Bills No. 222, 460, 3418, 3702, 4277, 5551, 6003, and 7036, which all seek […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the delay of the SOGIE Equality Bill in the 19th Congress
The Commission, as Gender and Development Ombud, expresses serious concern over the current setbacks in the deliberation of the SOGIE Equality bills in the 19th Congress. For the past 23 years, the Commission has stood with SOGIE Equality champions in stressing the urgency of passing a measure that prohibits all forms of discrimination on the […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights lauding members of the Senate who approved the committee report on the SOGIE Equality bill
In carrying out the government’s primary obligation to value the inherent dignity of every Filipino and to provide equal protection of laws to all, upholding the right to equality and non-discrimination must be its rudimentary principles. Such is what the 1987 Philippine Constitution prescribes and other international human rights covenants, to which the Philippines is […]
Statement of the CHR Gender Equality and Women’s Human Rights Center on the acts of discrimination committed against a transgender guest speaker during a graduation ceremony
Uphold non-discrimination: LGBTQI rights are human rights. As the country celebrates Pride Month, the Commission as Gender Ombud takes the occasion to reiterate that all persons are born equal in dignity and rights. A persons’ sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression should never be the basis of stigma and discrimination. We note with concern the […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the killing of transgender woman Cindy Jones Torres
Through our Regional Office covering Central Luzon, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will be conducting a motu proprio investigation into the killing of transgender woman, Cindy Jones Torres, 39, who was said to have been stabbed multiple times in Guiguinto, Bulacan by a man who was allegedly borrowing money. The case of Cindy Jones, […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the alleged forced shaving of heads of LGBTQI community members in Ampatuan, Maguindanao
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), through our office in Region XII, is already conducting an investigation on the news report showing LGBTQI individuals in Ampatuan, Maguindanao being forced to have their heads shaved. In a social media post by a local news organisation, it was claimed that the forced head shaving was done because […]