Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, supporting the passing of the bills raising pension for indigent seniors, granting tax exemption for poll workers
The Commission on Human Rights welcomes the Senate Bill 2506 approved by the House of Representatives, which seeks to raise the social pension of poor senior citizens from ₱1000 to the current ₱500. Senate Bill 2530 was also adopted, which provides for an exemption from income tax of the honoraria, allowances, and other financial benefits […]
Statement of Commissioner Karen S. Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on Ageing and the Human Rights of Older Persons, on the Train Ban in Metro Manila under GCQ
Yesterday, we took notice of ABS-CBN’s news report on Senior Citizen Nanay Felica Ociana’s unfortunate plight with MRT. We call on the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to lift this ban as it has shown, particularly in this incident, that it does more harm than good. The ban is also a misinterpretation of the IATF Rules […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson. Atty. Jacqueline de Guia, on the death of an elderly couple and the suspect while in police custody
The Commission on Human Rights is already investigating the case of Carl Joseph Bañanola, who allegedly died after a gun scuffle with police escorts while en route to Camp Karingal. Bañanola is also being identified as the main suspect for the death of an elderly couple, Nicolas Austria and wife Leonora, in Novaliches, Quezon City. […]