Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline de Guia, expressing support for the proposed bills seeking for greater accessibility and mobility for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commends the approval at committee level of several bills namely: House Bill 2224 or the ‘PWD-friendly and Safe Transportation Act’; House Bill 2017 or ‘An Act Mandating the Provision of Exclusive Parking Space for Persons with Disability and Penalizing Unauthorized Use Thereof’; and, House Bill 4596 or ‘An Act […]
Statement of Commissioner Karen S. Gomez Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on the Human Rights of Older Persons, on the Issuance of the DILG Memorandum Circular on the Mobility of Older Persons in Quarantine Situations
In behalf of older persons, we commend the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in adopting a rights-based and non-discriminatory policy that respects the freedom of movement of older persons in areas under community quarantine and, at the same time, installs protective measures for older persons. In adopting a human rights-based approach, the […]