Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the alleged consecutive aerial bombings in the Cordillera region
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses deep concern over the alleged consecutive aerial bombings in the Cordillera region carried out by the military as part of its counter-insurgency operations against alleged members of the New Peoples’ Army (NPA). According to reports, these bombing and accompanying combat operations have impacted approximately 2.700 residents in Barangay […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, lauding the speech championing civil rights during the PMA recognition rites
The Commission of Human Rights (CHR) lauds the speech of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo to members of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Siklab Laya” Class of 2025 during their recognition rites. CJ Gesmundo emphasized the constitutional mandate of the military to bring primacy to the civil rights of the people before their own authority. Quoting […]
마스바테에서 발생한 지뢰 폭발 및 민간인 2명 사망 사건에 대한 CPP-NPA의 전적인 책임에 대한 인권위원회의 성명
Owning up to a crime is not enough to realise justice and accountability. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) demands greater accountability following the statement of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) taking “full responsibility” for the death of Keith Absalon and his cousin, Nolven Absalon, after a […]