Pamantayang Oras ng Pilipinas:

Sunday, June 8, 2025 - 2:20 PM

  1. Bahay
  3. Payo sa Patakaran
  5. Human Rights Advisory on the Accepted and Noted Recommendations by the Philippines During the Third…
  • Press Release, Press Statement

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the killing of farmer and village chief Richard Biraquit in Piat, Cagayan

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) denounces the killing of Richard Biraquit, 57, barangay chairman of Brgy. Sto. Domingo in Piat, Cagayan. This brazen and arbitrary deprivation of a person’s right to life affronts human dignity and rights.

CHR Region II has begun conducting an independent motu proprio investigation of this incident to aid in the pursuit of justice. At the same time, the Commission welcomes the effort of Philippine National Police investigators in searching for the suspects and determining motives for the crime.

Based on news reports, while on his way home with his wife, Biraquit was attacked by unidentified gunmen in the vicinity of Sitio Malasat on Monday evening, 23 January 2023. His wife took him to Nuestra Señora De Piat District Hospital after the shooting incident, but he was declared dead on arrival.

CHR stands with Biraquit’s family in their search for justice. Biraquit is a known leader and agricultural innovator whose projects and efficiency earned him multiple recognitions in both provincial and national government levels, including a National Gawad Saka Award from the Department of Agriculture in 2017.

Continuing incidences of killings and other forms of human rights violations worsens the human rights situation in the country. We continue to stress the obligation of the State to protect every person’s life and security, as well as to ensure that perpetrators of violence are held to account. In addressing the climate of impunity, our continuing call is to #StoptheKillings.

Kaugnay na Post
  • Press Release, Press Statement
Pahayag ni CHR Executive Director, Atty Jacqueline Ann de Guia, na sumusuporta sa PAO na apela para sa pagpapalaya sa mga matatanda at may sakit na pinagkaitan ng kalayaan
  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement
Pahayag ng tagapagsalita ng CHR, Atty. Jacqueline de Guia, sa kamakailang serye ng mga pag-atake na umano'y ginawa ng NPA
  • 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
  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement
Pahayag ng tagapagsalita ng CHR, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, tinatanggap ang pakikipagtulungan ng PNP sa DOJ sa pag-iimbestiga sa 7,000 kaso ng umano'y pagkamatay sa panahon ng anti-drug operations
  • Press Statement
Pahayag ng Commission on Human Rights sa panawagan ni UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan para sa gobyerno ng Pilipinas na tugunan ang mga isyu tungkol sa mga manggagawa sa media
  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, lauding the passage of law that increases the age of sexual consent to 16
Pinakabagong Post
  • 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

Iba pang mga Kwento

  • Press Release, Press Statement

Pahayag ni Executive Director, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, bilang suporta sa DepEd cyber safety modules sa e-learning platform

Protection of the young from all forms of abuse and exploitation remains to be one of the most important duties of the State. With the shift to digital and online learning hastened by the pandemic, more children are in virtual

  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement

Pahayag ni CHR spokesperson, Atty, Jacqueline Ann de Guia, sa mga paglabag ng curfew at quarantine sa Pandacaqui, Mexico, Pampanga

Kailangan parating isipin ng ating mga local government units, kabilang ang lahat ng tauhan ng gobyerno, na ang enhanced community quarantine at ang iba pang mga guidelines na sumusuporta dito ay ginagawa para protektahan ang karapatang pantao ng lahat ng

  • Press Statement

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights welcoming RA 12006 or the Free College Entrance Examinations Act

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes Republic Act (RA) No. 12006, which mandates private higher education institutions to remove college entrance examination fees and charges for eligible students applying for college admissions. The Commission believes that this law will

  • Press Release

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on victims of criminality and universality of human rights

Press Release | 31 March 2018 The Commission on Human Rights assures the public that its goal in its work is and always has been protecting the rights of all people in the Philippines. However, we must reiterate the importance

  • Maikling Pahayag, Press Statement

Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on the arrest of 8 protesters in UP Cebu due to alleged violation of quarantine rules

Eight UP students and alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu were arrested last 5 June 2020 due to alleged violation on the government’s ban on mass gatherings for holding a protest rally against the Anti-Terrorism Bill in

  • Press Release, Press Statement

Statement of the Commission on Human Rights on the death of a 17 year-old boy after being mistakenly identified and shot by police in Navotas

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses grave concern over the death of a 17 year-old boy who was allegedly shot by officers of the Navotas City police after being mistakenly identified as an escaping suspect. In pursuance of our