CHR to probe murder of labor leader in Talisay

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/18/2016

THE regional Commission on Human Rights is investigating the murder of a labor leader in Barangay Maghaway, Talisay City last month. CHR chief investigator Leo Villarino said they took cognizance of the murder of Partidong Manggagawa labor…

CHR welcomes creation of task force on media killings

Maurice Jitty Villaester 10/13/2016

AN officer of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said the creation of a presidential task force against media killings will show whether the Duterte administration is committed to protecting human rights against extrajudicial killings. CHR Special…

Two cops insist Cedeño killing was legit

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/30/2016

THE two policemen who were accused of deliberately killing a 22-year-old drug suspect maintained their innocence even as they reacted differently to the murder complaint filed against them by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) before the…

PNP OPERATIONS CLOSELY WATCHED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/10/2016

Police operations that result in the death of suspects will be investigated following accusations of abuse in the illegal drug campaign. Chief Supt. Dennis A. Siervo, chief of the Philippine National Police-Human Rights Affairs Office, said there…

CHR records 195 drug-related killings in Central Visayas

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/06/2016

About 195 cases of drug related killings were monitored by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR-7) in Central Visayas from May to September this year. Leo Villarino, chief investigator for CHR-7 said during Tuesday’s 888 News Forum…

KILL TOLL GOING UP

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carmel Loise Matus, Norman V. Mendoza, Rabboni Centino Borbon, Rene Alima 08/23/2016

Taliño: No letup in anti-drug drive While rape, robberies, gambling and cases of physical injuries went down, murder and homicide cases related to illegal drugs went up in Central Visayas, the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) said yesterday.…

Human rights body to probe slay of Kerwin’s alleged cohort

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/05/2016

THE slay of an alleged cohort of suspected drug lord Rolando “Kerwin” Espinosa Jr. in Cebu City has caught the attention of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Leo Villarino, CHR-7 chief investigator, said they are looking…

CHR PROBES DRUG KILLS

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/26/2016

At least eight cases that bore the marks of extrajudicial killings of drug suspects are now being investigated by the Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas (CHR-7). The probe came barely 24 hours after President Rodrigo…

No hindrance to service

07/18/2016

It’s a double whammy for the Cebu City police after Mayor Tomas Osmeña decided not only to cancel the cash reward but to cut off their allowances as well in the wake of the Duterte administration’s order…

Going against the tide

07/10/2016

With the war on crime, specifically against illegal drugs, in full on mode by the Duterte administration, someone in the national government was bound to speak out against the escalation and talk about dialing it down —…

CHR-7 vigilant on Duterte’s pledge

Carmel Loise Matus, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/01/2016

Though happy with President Rodrigo Duterte’ s pronouncements to adhere to the rule of law in the implementation of his all out war against illegal drugs, criminality and corruption, the Commission on Human Rights in Central Visayas…

Cebu: unsafe for criminals

Jhunnex Napallacan 06/24/2016

Early in 2006, Virginia was losing sleep over fears that her son Michael would be the next to fall in what appeared to be a spate of vigilante-style executions of petty criminals in Cebu City. Tomas Osmeña,…

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