マギンダナオ虐殺15周年記念における人権委員会の声明
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) stands in solidarity with the families of the victims of the Maguindanao Massacre as we commemorate the 15th anniversary of one of the darkest chapters in Philippine electoral history and the deadliest single attack on the press. Fifteen years since this tragedy, our call for justice remains resolute. Safeguarding journalists from violence and ensuring that every Filipino can cast their vote without fear are crucial to preserving Philippine democracy. Despite the 2019 guilty verdict against members of the Ampatuan clan, confirming their responsibility for the deaths of 58 individuals, including 32 journalists, the journey toward eradicating impunity in our nation is far from over. […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming the passage on third reading of House Bill No. 454 or the media workers’ security of tenure bill
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has long since stood in solidarity with the media community and called for substantive legislation that will foster a healthy media environment, where workers are not only able to conduct their duty without fear of intimidation, violence, or reprisals, but also boost their collective morale. CHR thus supports the passage, through unanimous vote, of House Bill (HB) No. 454 or the Media Workers’ Welfare Act on its final reading at the House of Representatives on 21 November 2022. HB 454 seeks to provide regularisation to media employees after six cumulative months of employment with adequate compensation. These include basic social security and welfare benefits […]
警察がメディアの自宅を訪問したと報じられた事件に関する人権委員会の声明
We note the proactive effort of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) in ensuring media safety by initiating unannounced house visits, albeit raising concerns, following the killing of journalist Percy Lapid. We welcome the directive of NCRPO chief PBGen Jonnel Estomo to stop and refrain such practice, including the ongoing investigation on the incident. The Commission on Human Rights reminds law enforcement officers that ensuring media safety necessitates a careful balance in respecting individual and collective rights. Media security is best pursued through regular coordination with their respective organisations, as well as journalist groups, to institutionalise efforts protecting media freedom and safety. In this way, members of the media […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, welcoming the move to protect media through the designation of media security vanguards
Media security is crucial in upholding press freedom. It helps media practitioners to do their duty, including speaking truth to power, without fear of reprisal and attack. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the move of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), through the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Philippine National Police, to designate “media security vanguards” who would be in-charge of addressing threats against journalists during the election period. Designating media security is a concrete effort to give protection to media workers. It recognises the dangers and challenges that beset journalists in the exercise of their duties. In recent years, they have […]
Statement of Commission on Human Rights Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana on the launching of the Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists
Threats to media safety and freedom are real and alarming. How these threats impact on the nation’s democracy is what makes them truly dangerous. It is high time to put at the center of discussions concrete ways on how we can secure a functioning and safe space for journalists to allow them to fully perform their duty as watchdogs and truth-tellers. At this critical time when journalists continue to face an increasingly hostile environment, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauds the recent launching of the Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists (PPASJ) by a broad coalition of media organisations. The PPASJ, a first of its kind […]
カガヤン・デ・オロと北ミンダナオにおけるジャーナリストへのレッドタグに関するCHR報道官、ジャクリーン・アン・C・デ・ギア弁護士の声明
This is the statement of the CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann C. de Guia, on the red tagging of journalists in Cagayan de Oro and Northern Mindanao
Statement on the World Press Freedom Day
PRESS STATEMENT 4 May 2017 Statement on the World Press Freedom Day The Commission on Human Rights Philippines is one in celebrating the World Press Freedom Day! Today, we commemorate the fundamental principles of press freedom and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession. This is also an opportunity for us to assess the state of the fundamental human rights of freedom of expression, including its corollary press freedom and access to information locally and internationally, raise awareness of the importance of press freedom, and reflect on the crosscutting issues and professional ethics. The Commission calls on, not only the Philippine Government […]