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MAO BA? 08/17/2017

CHR PROBE Netizens have different opinions about the report that the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will be investigating the deaths of alleged rogue cop PO3 Ryan Quiamco, and his pregnant wife Rizalyn, in the hands of…

CHR probes ‘maltreatment’ of inmates in Cebu City jail

Inna Gian Mejia, Nestle L. Semilla 08/02/2017

The Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) has launched its investigation on the alleged maltreatment of inmates at the city jail in Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City. Leo Villarino, acting chief of CHR-7 investigation division, said…

CHR, Tumulak probe inmate mauling, jail riot

Marc Eric Cosep, Nestle L. Semilla 08/02/2017

  Investigators of the Regional Commission on Human Rights (CHR-7) and Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak visited the Cebu City Jail Wednesday morning to investigate the alleged mauling of an inmate and last Tuesday evening’s noise barrage.…

Ombudsman Morales tells Duterte: Anong pakialam niya?

Inquirer.net 07/28/2017

Anong pakialam niya?” (What’s his business?) Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales had that to say on Friday when asked for her reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the Ombudsman and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to…

Only amendment to constitution can abolish CHR

Nestle L. Semilla 07/26/2017

  DESPITE the threats by President Rodrigo Duterte to abolish the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), he can only do so by amending the constitution. “Should the President decide to abolish it, then a constitutional convention must…

No rights abuses reported so far under Mindanao martial law

06/17/2017

The Commission on Human Rights has not received any rights abuses in Mindanao, nearly after a month since President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire region under martial law in response to the siege of Marawi City by…

Hidden crime

Editorial 06/01/2017

The arrest of a mother who wasn’t able to pay her power bills for her shanty yet managed to operate a sari-sari store that served as the venue for her cyberporn trafficking was all the more alarming…

ARMED CIVILIANS VS TERRORISTS?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/26/2017

Osmeña favors Duterte’s plan to arm civilians in fight vs terrorists, but CHR warns this could create  a ‘very dangerous situation’ Let civilians bring their own firearms to help fight terrorists and criminals. Although the plan of…

CHR to bashers ‘Don’t condemn us’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/06/2017

“Prove your innocence, and we will stop.” This was the message conveyed by Director Arvin Odron of the Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) to the Bohol policemen who were involved in the the death…

ABU SAAD SHOT DEAD; CHR STARTS PROBE

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Leo Udtohan 05/05/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY — Barely 24 hours after his capture, Abu Sayyaf member Saad Samad Kiram is dead. Kiram, or alias Abu Saad, was shot in the forehead, chest and left thigh by policemen after he allegedly tried…

CHR to investigate “suspicious” death of Abu Saad

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/05/2017

CEBU CITY–The Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) was supposed to commend the police for arresting a remnant of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Bohol on Thursday alive and without a single scratch on…

CHR-7 to tackle media rules on covering greyhound ops

Fe Marie Dumaboc 03/24/2017

  THE Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7) is planning to invite representatives from media outfits in Cebu to discuss certain protocols during greyhound operations, especially in the publication of pictures or videos. Leo Villarino,…

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