Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the directive to ban alleged subversive and anti-government publications

Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the directive to ban alleged subversive and anti-government publications Democracy thrives in the plurality of ideas, including critical ones. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) noted that the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) has ordered to pullout and stop the publication of five identified books, including future publications, that allegedly contain political, subversive, and creative works bearing subliminal ideologies that may be deemed as anti-government, which may violate Section 9 of the Anti-Terrorism Act on inciting to commit terrorism. The list of publications KWF seeks to ban include: Tawid diwa sa pananagisag ni Bienvenido Lumbera: Ang bayan, ang manunulat […]