Statement of the Commission on Human Rights lauding the release of Gerardo Dela Peña
The Commission on Human Rights welcomes the release of Gerardo Dela Peña from the New Bilibid Prison on 30 June 2024. Dela Peña was arrested in 2013 at the age of 74. More than a decade later, he has overserved his sentence, not including the total good conduct time allowance points he accrued. Upon his […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights calling for the immediate release of the oldest political prisoner in the Philippines
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urges the Philippine government to expedite the release of Gerardo “Gerry” Dela Peña, the oldest political prisoner in the country, after having served more than a decade of his prison term as of 2024. Dela Peña, 85, was arrested on 21 March 2013 at the age of 74 in […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights recognising the call of Kapatid to investigate the ‘tanim-baril’ incident on a political prisoner’s wife in Negros
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) responds to the call of Kapatid, a support organization of families and friends of political prisoners in the Philippines, to investigate the alleged planting of a gun on the wife of a political prisoner, Pertinisa Jereula Charita, during a jail visit in Negros. According to reports, Pertinisa Charita was […]