Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, condemning the alleged NPA attack in Sorsogon that killed a cop
The Commission on Human Rights strongly denounces the attack by alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on the camp of 504th Police Maneuver Company in Pilar, Sorsogon. Corporal Ryan Atos, a member of the said police unit, was slain during the attack. Atrocious attacks that deliberately violate the right to life cannot be […]
Statement of CHR Deputy Spokesperson, Marc Louis Siapno, on the brazen attack in Eastern Samar by suspected members of the New People’s Army
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) condemns another ambush allegedly carried out by members of the New People’s Army (NPA) against government forces in Jipapad town, Eastern Samar on Wednesday morning, 7 July 2021. According to news reports, the government troops were en route to finish the construction of their new military camp. Aside from […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann C. de Guia, on the alleged NPA attacks in Misamis Oriental
The Commission of Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the recent burning of an evangelical church and houses in a mountainous village in Opol town, Misamis Oriental allegedly perpetrated by members of the New People’s Army. The incident occurred last 28 May 2020 while the country remains to be in the middle of a health crisis. […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the reported NPA attacks in Surigao del Sur
Reports have reached the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the killing of a farmer and a tribal leader in Brgy Magroyong, San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on Thursday, 19 March 2020. Initial accounts claim that the said violence was allegedly perpetrated by the armed wing of the communist rebels, the New People’s Army. The […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia on the four policemen ambushed and killed in Negros Oriental
CHR strongly condemns the brutal killing of four policemen in Negros Oriental on Thursday afternoon, 18 July 2019. Four policemen were ambushed by armed men at Barangay Mabato in Ayungon town in Negros Oriental. Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, director of Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), said that the four policemen were verifying […]