Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights upang kilalanin ang pahayag ng PNP na kanilang susundin ang BP 880 sa paparating na SONA 2024
Kinikilala ng CHR ang pahayag ng PNP na kanilang susundin ang mga probisyong nakasaad sa Batas Pambansa (BP) 880 sa paparating na SONA 2024. Ang SONA ay isang mahalagang kaganapan upang maipakita ng pamahalaan ang kanilang mga naabot at plano alinsunod sa prinsipyo ng transparency at accountability para sa kapakanan ng bansa. Ang SONA rin […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the exercise of right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression during SONA
The right to peaceful assembly and the related rights to freedom of expression and free speech are constitutional rights that deserve equal protection as public safety and order. During important national events in the country, which include the State of the Nation Address (SONA), many groups and individuals take these as important occasions to express […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the President’s 2021 State of the Nation Address
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), as the independent national human rights institution, continues to recognise that efforts to improve the human rights situation in the country needs to be holistic—involving both civil and political rights, and social, economic, and cultural rights. As such, we recognise what the government has achieved thus far in championing […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on government ban on mass gatherings ahead of the 2020 State of the Nation Address
It is concerning that, after the Philippine National Police (PNP) guaranteed that the Covid-19 pandemic will not be used crack down dissent or dissenters, the Department of the Interior and Local Government issues a memorandum prohibiting mass gatherings days before the 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, 27 July 2020. The change […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jaqueline Ann de Guia, on the 2019 State of the Nation Address
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) recognises how the President’s 2019 State of the Nation Address has focused on improving the lives of the nation’s vulnerable and marginalised by recognising the need to improve how they enjoy their rights. The right to a healthy environment, for example, was discussed through efforts to rehabilitate Boracay and […]
Statement of the CHR spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on CHR’s monitoring of 2019 SONA protests
We observed that the protest actions staged for the 2019 State of the Nation Address have been generally peaceful. No major incidences of concern have been reported. Protesters were able to exercise their right to peacefully come together to express support and/or criticise government position over legitimate concerns. We hope such discipline in observing human […]
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the deployment of ‘human rights officers’ during the 2019 State of the Nation Address
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the deployment of these ‘human rights officers’ by the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the upcoming 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA). We expect them to lead in protecting the rights of all, especially the right of the people peaceably to assemble as a legitimate means to […]