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Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 12:32 AM
Brief Statement, Press Statement, Statements
It is alarming that the trend of killings continue despite the holiday season. However, regardless of season or motivation, the government must not allow such transgressions against human rights to happen. We urge the government to apply increased vigilance, especially that there are allegations linking the killing to the upcoming elections.
CHR-Region V is already investigating the case in aid of making the perpetrators accountable for this crime.
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The Commission on Human Rights has immediately dispatched a Quick Response Operation (QRO) team to investigate the attack on Antonio Harry Godinez, a kagawad in Barangay Cogon, Cebu, which occurred on 07 September 2024. Unidentified gunmen reportedly chased and shot
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The rate by which the death count rises in the country continues to be a grave human rights concern for the Commission on Human Rights. At this point, our interest is finding out the truth behind a police operation, which
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Over the past weeks, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) received reports on a number of atrocities allegedly involving both government forces and the New People’s Army (NPA) in different parts of the country. These incidences occurred despite the ceasefire
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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) acknowledges the recommendation of the House of Representatives’ Quad Committee (QuadComm) to pursue charges of crimes against humanity against those involved in the alleged extrajudicial killings during the Duterte administration’s nationwide anti-illegal drug campaign.
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It is deeply concerning that the President continues to utter remarks that can be construed as a directive to kill and to circumvent due process. We reiterate that as the head of the State, his words carry the weight of
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The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commends and welcomes the recent increase in the daily minimum wage for workers in the Calabarzon (IV-A) and Central Visayas (VII) regions. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPB) of Regions IV-A and