Statement of the Commission on Human Rights denouncing the recent cases of rape in Lucena City, Quezon and Naga City, Cebu
(Trigger warning: Sexual assault, rape, murder, death) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Region IV-A and VII are doing their independent and parallel investigation into the recent separate cases of rape of two minors in Lucena City, Quezon and Naga City, Cebu. According to the Lucena police, the naked dead body of an 8-year […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights strongly condemning the spate of sexual abuse and violence targeting children
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly condemns the unrelated cases of rape that occurred on April 2023, all of which targeted children ten years old or younger. The first case happened on 7 April 2023 in Barangay Cabuco, Trece Martires, Cavite, where a seven-year-old girl was found injured on a riverbank. Though active bystanders […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the protection of children in schools and the sexual abuse allegations surrounding teachers in Cavite and Camarines Norte
As children learn best in safe environments, the Department of Education (DepEd)’s Child Protection Policy was formulated with the aim of protecting young learners from cruelty, abuse, harm, and other conditions prejudicial to their development carried out by adults, persons in authority, and/or their fellow students. The creation of Child Rights in Education Desk and […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on recent violences committed against girl children in Laguna and Bulacan
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses grave concern and condemns the recent violence and indignities experienced by two girl children in Laguna and Bulacan, aged seven- and 15-years old respectively. A 15-year old female biker was reported missing in Bulacan on 9 August 2022 and was later found lifeless on 12 August in a […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the death of Christine Dacera
The Commission on Human Rights is deeply concerned, and condemns the incident surrounding the death of flight attendant Christine Angelica Dacera. While preliminary investigation by the Philippine National Police showed that the cause of death was due to ruptured aortic aneurysm, visible lacerations and other evidence based on the medico-legal report points to factors of […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the President’s claimed confession of molesting a domestic worker
The Commission on Human Rights strongly condemns the President’s public remark claiming to have molested their female domestic worker when he was a teenager. There is no acceptable spin or excuse to justify such statement. Words matter. Women have often been subjects of many forms of violence because such remarks help normalise degrading treatment against […]