Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the proposed Senate Bill 2548 that seeks to protect the rights of refugees and stateless persons
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses its full support for the filing of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2548, or “An Act Protecting the Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons, Establishing the Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Board, and For Other Purposes,” as this can help strengthen the Philippines’ compliance to international standards relevant on […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, welcoming the signing into law of Republic Act No. 11767 or the Foundling Recognition and Protection Act
Earlier this year, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauded the Senate for approving on the third and final reading Senate Bill 2233 which provides additional rights and welfare to ‘foundlings’ or abandoned children with unknown parents. On 6 May 2022, President Rodrigo Duterte finally signed the bill into law. Republic Act No. 11767, or […]