Topic page on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

CHR chief: Drug war deaths could be as high as 27,000

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 05:12 AM

MANILA - Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Chito Gascon said Tuesday that their investigation into the thousands of killings carried out by the government's drug war remains a struggle. Read more »

Rights body raps 3rd martial law extension

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 03:21 PM

The Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday rejected a proposal to extend martial law in Mindanao for a third time. Read more »

4 'confidential communications' on Duterte drug war reach ICC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 09:52 AM

At least 4 "confidential communications" about President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war have been filed before the International Criminal Court, the Commission on Human Rights revealed Thursday. Read more »

Palasyo, umalma sa ulat ng BBC ukol kay Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 10:26 PM

Binuweltahan ng Malacañang ang isang ulat na bumabatikos sa pangulo bilang banta umano sa demokrasya at sangkot sa mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao. Read more »

UN report didn’t clear Duterte over Davao killings: human rights chief

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 01:00 PM

The Philippines’ human rights chief on Wednesday slammed Malacañang spokesman Harry Roque for claiming that a 2008 United Nations report had cleared President Rodrigo Duterte of the rampant killings of suspect criminals while he was the mayor of Davao City. Read more »

'Pagbaluktot sa kasaysayan, bagong hamon sa martial law victims'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 09:41 PM

Kasabay ng ika-29 death anniversary ni Marcos, naglabas ng pahayag ang kaniyang mga loyalista na isinisisi sa iba ang mga karahasan noong martial law.  Read more »

Intl’l rights group to Duterte: Stop killings, disappearances

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 05:53 PM

The Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances on Friday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to stop extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances under his administration. Read more »

CHR: Foreigners visiting PH shouldn't lose rights to free speech, assembly

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 02:01 PM

Entry to the Philippines should not equate to the surrender of rights to free speech and assembly for foreign nationals, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Thursday, amid an alleged crackdown of visitors critical of the government.  Read more »

Lumad seek probe into rights violations in Mindanao

Mark Saludes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 06:35 PM

Indigenous peoples (IPs) organizations and rights advocates meet with Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon at the CHR headquarters in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

CHR ready to work with ICC in probe over deaths in anti-illegal drugs campaign

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 10 06:42 PM

An ICC prosecutor announced that her office would analyze alleged crimes carried out since July 1, 2016 linked to the war on illegal drugs. Read more »

Sereno, Gascon, Morales may panawagan para sa demokrasya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 10:05 PM

Tatlo sa mga opisyal ng pamahalaan na madalas banatan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang nanawagan na labanan ang anumang banta sa demokrasya.   Read more »

Fight threats to democracy: Sereno, Gascon, Carpio Morales

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 08:59 PM

Three government officials who have become the subject of President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades and criticism have come together Wednesday to call on institutions to fight threats to the country's democracy. Read more »

CHR will monitor PNP's return to drug war, says Gascon

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 06:09 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday said it will closely monitor the return of the police force as the lead agency in the war on drugs. Read more »

CHR, umaasang lalagdaan ni Duterte ang kanilang buong budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 03:43 PM

Naniniwala si Commission on Human Rights Chairman Chito Gascon na aaprubahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kabuuan nilang budget para sa taong 2018. Read more »

CHR’s Gascon wants ‘lookalike’ Ian Veneracion to play him in a movie

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 01:41 AM

When asked who his "ultimate crush" is in showbiz, Gascon answered "Wildflower" star Maja Salvador. Read more »

Noynoy govt’s failure to connect with masses fueled Duterte win: Gascon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 01:40 AM

CHR chair Chito Gascon said Saturday that the "major lapses" of the Aquino administration led to President Duterte's win in the 2016 national elections. Read more »

Gov't 'in denial' on human rights situation: Gascon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 08:27 PM

The government appeared to be "in denial" of the human rights situation in the country, after it rejected some proposals during a United Nations meeting, the chairman of the country's rights watchdog said Tuesday. Read more »

CHR budget, ibinalik pero tinapyasan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 02:00 AM

Ibinalik pero tinapyasan ang budget ng Commission on Human Rights ayon kay House Appropriations Committee Chair Karlo Nograles. Read more »

Nograles: Only partial restoration of CHR budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 10:04 PM

MANILA- Although the House of Representatives had second thoughts on imposing a P1,000 budget for the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the constitutional body still won't get its original proposed budget. Read more »

'Millennial' people power helped refund CHR, says Liberal Party

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 06:45 PM

 The Liberal Party on Thursday credited a "millenial version" of People Power for the restoration of the Commission on Human Rights' budget for 2018. Read more »