Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the shooting of a curfew violator with mental illness by a barangay tanod
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is now probing the reported shooting of Eduardo Geñoga, a 59-year-old curfew violator with mental illness, by Cesar Panlaqui, a barangay tanod. The shooting happened in Tondo, Manila on 7 August 2021, the second day of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. According to reports, Panlaqui accosted […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the controversial video making fun of the sign language
The controversial video making fun of the sign language used by deaf people is utterly appalling and unacceptable especially that it involves a government official and a blogger affiliated to a government office. Such behavior is extremely degrading, derogatory, and further perpetuates discrimination of the vulnerable deaf people. Sign language is a form of communication […]