Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, lauding the COMELEC’s move to ensure voting accessibility for vulnerable groups
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauds the move of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to help ensure voting accessibility and participation of vulnerable groups in the incoming national elections through Resolution No. 10761. The issuance states that Emergency Accessible Polling Places (EAPPs) will be established in voting centers to cater to persons with disabilities, […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, supporting the call to extend voter registration deadline for the 2022 national election
The ongoing implementation of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ in many locations around the country due to Covid-19 puts a lot of toll and delays in the whole voter registration process in the country. Together with the Senate, Congress, and other civil society organisations, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) joins the call […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on COMELEC efforts to encourage voter registration
The right of suffrage is a political right conferred by the Constitution to every Filipino citizen enabling them to take part in the process of governance to ensure that government representation remains democratic, representative of the will of the people. The circumstances however presented by the pandemic has led to the slowdown of voter registration […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on Congress’s approval of funding for the bill that proposes early voting for qualified senior citizens and Persons with Disabilities
In preparation for the May 2022 national and local elections, the Commission on Human Rights welcomes the move of the House of Representatives to approve the funding provision for the consolidated bill that will allow qualified senior citizens and Persons with Disabilities to cast their ballot within seven working days before the set date of […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights urging Filipinos to exercise and protect our right to vote
Let us exercise and protect our right to vote The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) supports the Commission on Elections, the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV, the accredited citizens’ arm), the Philippine National Police, non-partisan NGOs, barangays, organized communities, the mass media, and other election watchdogs in ensuring peaceful and orderly elections on […]