Jan 17, 2025 | Top Stories
A confessed assassin for the Davao Death Squad, he was the first to go public about the killings allegedly ordered by former President Rodrigo Duterte. Since 2014, when he was detained and brutally tortured by his former comrades, Matobato has been on the run.
Sep 23, 2022 | Nation
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) asked the government to support a free press after the Media Workers’ Welfare was filed again in the 19th Congress.
Sep 15, 2022 | Nation
The House of Representatives expressed their support for a bigger budget for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) slashed the commission’s budget for 2023.
May 6, 2021 | Top Stories
In a statement, CHR spokeswoman Jacqueline Ann de Guia called for “reasonable and humane” disciplinary measures for violators.
Jan 20, 2021 | Top Stories
In a statement, the CHR said the government should understand that academic freedom includes the expression of intellectual dissent, and should be respected by the government.