Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the MAKABATA program
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) warmly welcomes the establishment of the Mahalin at Kalingain Ating mga Bata (MAKABATA) program, a comprehensive, one-stop system designed to address and monitor issues affecting children in need of special protection (CNSPs). The recent approval of Executive Order 79 by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. further strengthens this initiative by […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the recent graduation of 68 PDLs at the Bilibid Extension School
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) warmly welcomes the recent graduation of 68 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) from the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta – Bilibid Extension School (UPHSD-BES) program. According to the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), 11 PDLs have earned their college degree in Entrepreneurship, while 57 PDLs have completed high school. […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights lauding the enactment of ARAL Law
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commends the signing of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) law on October 18, 2024, by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Republic Act No. 12028, also known as the “ARAL Program Act,” aims to address the crisis currently facing the Philippine education system, which was impaired by the COVID-19 […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, lauding the construction of a school facility inside the Manila City Jail
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauds the Manila City Government for investing in the education of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). A three-storey school building was constructed inside the Manila City Jail to provide PDLs with quality education while serving their sentences to help them become productive citizens upon their release and eventual reintegration […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the International Day of Education
The Commission on Human Rights joins the international community in commemoration of the International Day of Education today, 24 January 2021. The third International Day of Education comes in the wake of a pandemic that has left an unprecedented number of individuals without access to education, as well as the widespread interruption of literacy and […]
Statement of the CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann De Guia, on the signing of the National Vision Screening Act
This is the statement of the CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann De Guia, on the signing of the National Vision Screening Act
Right to Education of Persons with Disabilities (CHR A2017-003)
The CHRP advises the government and distinctive stakeholders (i.e. the disability rights sector, members of the academe, government agencies, educational institutions and civil society) to take necessary steps towards the elimination of existing barriers that deprive persons with disabilities from attaining inclusive education in the country. DOWNLOAD FILE HERE