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  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement

Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline de Guia, on the killing of a radio broadcaster in Dumaguete City

A radio broadcaster was murdered yesterday, 5 May 2020, on the same day that a media giant was shut down and only 3 days after World Press Freedom Day. On his way home, Rex Cornelio, a news reporter and announcer in DYMD Energy 93.7 FM was shot in Barangay Daro, Dumaguete City. He is the third radio broadcaster to be killed in Dumaguete since 2018 and the latest casualty in the unrelenting trend of attack and harassment against members of the press.

Around 154 media attacks and assaults have been recorded in our country from June 2016 to December 2019. These violence and similar attacks to journalists signify an erosion of free press and undermining of democracy. We cannot stress enough our strong condemnation to these violence and harassments that send a chilling effect and cultivate a culture of fear and silence among media workers. Journalists deserve utmost protection for they fuel our democracy. Without the information, education, and truth-probing enabled a by a free press, other freedoms we enjoy may be in peril.

A swift investigation should be done to ensure that perpetrators are held to account. For our part, the CHR-Region VII will investigate and monitor the resolution of the case to its just end. To ensure long-term protection for members of the press, we reiterate our call to the government to establish safeguards to prevent further media attacks. ###

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Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism
  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement
Pahayag ng tagapagsalita ng CHR. Sinabi ni Atty. Jacqueline de Guia, sa pagkamatay ng isang matandang mag-asawa at suspek habang nasa kustodiya ng pulisya
  • Press Release, Press Statement
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the dismissal of the police officer involved in the case of the missing beauty queen in Batangas City
  • Press Release, Press Statement
Pahayag ni CHR Commissioner Karen S. Gomez-Dumpit, Focal Commissioner on Anti-Death Penalty, sa 19th World Day Against Death Penalty
  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement
Statement of CHR spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the Insulan, Sultan Kudarat blast
  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on efforts of the government in providing adequate shelters to the displaced victims of the Marawi siege
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  • Press Statement, Mga pahayag
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the ambush of a barangay kagawad in Tanza, Cavite
  • Press Statement
Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa mga ulat ng red-tagging at sexist remarks sa gitna ng #Eleksyon2025 campaign season
  • Press Statement
Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa pagtaas ng mga umano'y kaso ng human trafficking na kinasasangkutan ng mga Pilipino sa Myanmar
  • Press Release
Inilunsad ng CHR ang kauna-unahang Human Rights-Based Approach Training to Reporting for Filipino Journalists
  • Press Statement
Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa pananambang sa isang election officer at asawa sa Maguindanao del Norte
  • Press Release
Nag-publish ang CHR ng advisory calling para sa mga right-based approaches sa paparating na #Eleksyon2025

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  • Press Release, Press Statement

Statement of Commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana on the findings of the Commission on Human Rights report on drug-related extrajudicial killings in the country

In aid of seeking truth and accountability behind deaths allegedly linked to the government’s anti-drug campaign, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) offers its findings based on an earlier analysis of incidents of killings and violence documented since the said

  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement

Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on PNP Chief’s threat to ‘hunt down’ suspects in Christine Dacera’s death and on the call for reimposition of death penalty

With the ongoing investigation of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on the death of flight attendant Christine Angelica Dacera, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) cautions officials to be circumspect in their pronouncements of launching a manhunt operation against suspects

  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement

Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on recent remarks to implement Martial law-style enforcement of quarantine rules

Containing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been the paramount objective in the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine. Our current COVID-19 figures show that we are still at the peaking stage of the pandemic, the threat

  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement

Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the institutionalisation of a government system that will accelerate and harmonise the distribution of aid and humanitarian operations during disasters and emergencies

Greater effectiveness in humanitarian aid has never been more important in times of national emergencies such as the Covid-19 pandemic. With the signing of Executive Order No. 137 s. 2021, the Commission on Human Rights is hopeful that the most

  • Press Release, Press Statement

Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights na tinatanggap ang muling inihain na mga panukalang batas ng Senado na naglalayong wakasan ang kontraktwalisasyon

A dignified, productive workforce is the lifeblood of the economy that sustains us all. As such, the Commission on Human Rights expresses its steadfast support for the passage of the Security of Tenure and End of Endo Act in the

  • Press Statement

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights appreciating the House of Representatives for its swift passage of CHR’s FY 2025 budget during the plenary deliberations

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) extends its utmost gratitude to the House of Representatives as it has successfully hurdled the plenary budget deliberations for the FY 2025 budget, with Representative Jocelyn Sy Limkaichong of the 1st District of Negros