Commission on Human Rights (Philippines)

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Commission on Human Rights
Komisyon ng Karapatang Pantao
Commission on Human Rights (CHR) - Republic of the Philippines.svg
Seal
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Agency overview
FormedMay 5, 1987
Jurisdiction Philippines
Headquarters Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Annual budget₱958,963,000 (2023) [1]
Agency executive
Website www.chr.gov.ph

The Commission on Human Rights (Filipino : Komisyon ng Karapatang Pantao) (CHR) is an independent constitutional office created under the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines. [2]

Contents

The commission was first founded and led by Chairperson José W. Diokno, a prominent lawyer and the father of human rights in the country, whom the surrounding park of the headquarters now known as the Liwasang Diokno (Diokno Freedom Park) was named after. Diokno also founded the premier human rights network called the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG). Furthermore, the hall inside the compound is called Bulwagang Ka Pepe or the Ka Pepe Hall, which features a sculpted bust and large mural of the late senator.

The CHR is composed of a chairperson and four members. Commissioners hold a term of office of seven years without reappointment. The Philippine Constitution requires that a majority of the commission's members must be lawyers. As a National Human Rights Institution, the Commission enjoys Status A or top accreditation by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions based on the 1993 Paris Principles. [3] It was announced on 1 July that The CHR will start accepting online complaints to make it easier and more accessible for Filipinos to seek assistance from the CHR. The portal will be operational starting 01 July 2024, marking a significant advancement in the delivery of human rights services in the country. [4]

History

Chair Jose W. Diokno at the Bulwagang Ka Pepe Jose W. Diokno.png
Chair José W. Diokno at the Bulwagang Ka Pepe

Prior creation

On February 20, 1986, then President Ferdinand Marcos signed Presidential Decree No. 2036 creating the Commission on Human Rights with the Vice President being the chairperson and Prime Minister as Vice Chairperson and shall be attached to the Office of the President for general direction and coordination. [5] This decree, which was Marcos' last issued presidential decree was not implemented as he fled to the United States days after and replaced by Corazon Aquino through the EDSA People Power Revolution. Nearly a month later, on March 18, 1986, then President Aquino by virtue of the 1986 Freedom Constitution, signed Executive Order No. 8 creating the Presidential Committee on Human Rights. [6] One function introduced in this executive order is the authority by the PCHR to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum directing any person to attend and testify at any hearing conducted by the PCHR.

Creation

After the ratification of the 1987 Philippine Constitution on February 2, 1987, which provides for the establishment of a Commission on Human Rights, then President Aquino, signed Executive Order No. 163 on May 5, 1987, creating the Commission on Human Rights and abolished the Presidential Committee on Human Rights. [7] The commission was created as an independent office mandated to investigate complaints of human rights violations, promote the protection of, respect for and the enhancements of the people's human rights including civil and political rights.[ citation needed ]

Duterte administration

On July 24, 2017, during his State of the Nation Address (SONA), Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte said that the commission was "better abolished." [8] The CHR responded in a statement that only a change to the 1987 Constitution could possibly abolish it. [9]

On the evening of September 12, 2017, the House of Representatives of the Philippines voted 119–32 to give the CHR a budget of only ₱1,000 for the entire year of 2018, which, if made law, would have effectively abolished the commission. [10] The commission had reportedly asked Congress for a budget of ₱623,380,000, and it condemned the vote. [11] As of 13 September 2017, the budget had not been finalized and was still subject to further amendment before approval by the Senate of the Philippines and by the President. [12] If the Senate had rejected the proposed CHR budget, such action would have triggered a bicameral committee made of members of both houses to resolve the dispute. [13] On September 25, the House approved by a vote of 223–9 a P3.8-trillion final budget for 2018, which included ₱508.5 million for the CHR. [14]

Mandates and functions

Bulwagang Ka Pepe and the seven foot statue of Diokno, apart from a similar bronze sculpture at Liwasang Diokno Jose W. Diokno Statue at the Bulwagang Ka Pepe, CHR Central Office.png
Bulwagang Ka Pepe and the seven foot statue of Diokno, apart from a similar bronze sculpture at Liwasang Diokno

The Commission derives its mandates from the Constitution, relevant domestic laws, and the eight core International Human Rights Instruments to which the Philippines is a State Party, as well as other United Nations Human Rights Conventions newly enforced.

Under Section 18, Article XIII of the Philippine Constitution, the government has a duty to protect civil and political rights of citizens in the Philippines. Based on the Philippine Constitution, the commission has a broad mandate, which can be categorized into three major functional areas:

The Supreme Court of the Philippines, in Cariño v. Commission on Human Rights, 204 SCRA 483 (1991), declared that the Commission did not possess the power of adjudication, and emphasized that its functions were primarily investigatory. [16]

The Commission on Human Rights have the following powers and functions:

  1. Investigate, on its own or on complaint by any party, all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights
  2. Adopt its operational guidelines and rules of procedure, and cite for contempt for violations thereof in accordance with the Rules of Court
  3. Provide appropriate legal measures for the protection of human rights of all persons within the Philippines, as well as Filipinos residing abroad, and provide for preventive measures and legal aid services to the under-privileged whose human rights have been violated or need protection
  4. Exercise visitorial powers over jails, prisons, or detention facilities
  5. Establish a continuing program of research, education, and information to enhance respect for the primacy of human rights
  6. Recommend to Congress effective measures to promote human rights and to provide for compensation to victims of violations of human rights, or their families;
  7. Monitor the Philippine Government's compliance with international treaty obligations on human rights
  8. Grant immunity from prosecution to any person whose testimony or whose possession of documents or other evidence is necessary or convenient to determine the truth in any investigation conducted by it or under its authority;
  9. Request the assistance of any department, bureau, office, or agency in the performance of its functions
  10. Appoint its officers and employees in accordance with law
  11. Perform such other duties and functions as may be provided by law [17]

Composition

The chairperson and commissioners of the commission have fixed seven-year terms that start on May 5.

Qualifications for CHR chairperson and commissioners are as follows: [18]

  1. A natural-born citizen of the Philippines;
  2. At least thirty-five years of age; and
  3. Has not been a candidate for any elective position preceding their appointment.
Commission (Term)Chairperson (Tenure)Commissioner (Tenure)Commissioner (Tenure)Commissioner (Tenure)Commissioner (Tenure)Appointing president
1st
May 5, 1987 – May 5, 1994
Mary Concepcion Bautista [a]
December 17, 1987 – September 22, 1992 [19]
Abelardo L. Aportadera Jr.
July 3,1987 – 1992
Samuel M. Soriano
1987 – May 5, 1994
Hesiquio R. Mallillin
1987 – May 5, 1994
Narciso C. Monteiro
1988 – May 5, 1994
 Corazon Aquino
Sedfrey Ordoñez
1993 – May 5, 1994
Paulyn P. Sicam
1992 – May 5, 1994
 Fidel V. Ramos
2nd
May 5, 1994 – May 5, 2001
Aurora P. Navarette-Reciña
1994 – May 5, 2001 [20]
Jorge R. Coquia
1994 – May 5, 2001
Vicente P. Sibulo
1994 – May 5, 2001
Mercedes V. Contreras
1994 – May 5, 2001
Nasser A. Marohomsalic
1994 – May 5, 2001
3rd
May 5, 2001 – May 5, 2008
Aurora P. Navarette-Reciña
May 5, 2001 – August 2002 [20]
Purificacion Quisumbing
November 2001 – May 5, 2008
Dominador N. Calamba II
November 2001 – May 5, 2008 [21]
Eligio P. Mallari
November 2001 – May 5, 2008 [21]
Malik G. Marandang [b]
November 2001 – January 29. 2004 [21]
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Purificacion Quisumbing
August 2002 [20] – May 5, 2008
Wilhem D. Soriano
January 2003 – May 5, 2008 [21]
Quintin B. Cueto III
October 2004 – May 5, 2008 [21]
4th
May 5, 2008 – May 5, 2015
 Leila de Lima [c]
May 19, 2008 – June 30, 2010
Cecilia Rachel V. Quisumbing [d]
May 19, 2008 – October 1, 2014 [22]
Victoria V. Cardona
June 18, 2008 [23] – May 6, 2015 [24]
Norberto Dela Cruz
2008 – May 6, 2015 [24]
Jose Manuel S. Mamauag
April 22, 2009 [25] – May 6, 2015 [24]
Etta Rosales
September 1, 2010 [24] – May 6, 2015 [24]
Benigno Aquino III
5th
May 5, 2015 – May 5, 2022
 Chito Gascon [a]
June 18, 2015 [26] – October 9, 2021 [27]
Leah Tanodra-Armamento
June 18, 2015 [26] – February 14, 2022 [28]
Karen Lucia Dumpit
June 18, 2015 [26] – May 5, 2022
Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana
June 18, 2015 [26] – May 5, 2022
Roberto Eugenio Cadiz
July 4, 2015 [29] – May 5, 2022
Leah Tanodra-Armamento
February 14 [28] – May 5, 2022
— Rodrigo Duterte
6th
May 5, 2022 – May 5, 2029
 Richard Palpal-latoc
September 15, 2022 [30] – present
Beda Angeles Epres
September 27, 2022 [31] – present
Faydah Maniri Dumarpa
December 28, 2022 [32] – present
Monina Arevalo Zenarosa
March 23, 2023 [33] – present
Maria Amifaith Fider Reyes
November 16, 2024 [34] -present
 Bongbong Marcos
  1. 1 2 Died in office
  2. ↑ Left office after appointment as ambassador to Libya
  3. ↑ Left office after appointment as Secretary of Justice
  4. ↑ Dismissed from office by the Ombudsman

Controversies

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Liwasang Diokno (freedom park)

Tenure of chairperson and commissioners

In a press briefing on July 27, 2017, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella claimed that the CHR Chairperson and its commissioners "serve at the pleasure of the president" and that they may be replaced at the President's pleasure. [35] This claim was based on the Executive Order No. 163-A (issued during the presidency of Corazon Aquino in 1987) that amended the Section 2, Sub-Paragraph (c of Executive Order No.163, stating that "The Chairperson and Members of the Commission on Human Rights shall be appointed by the President. Their tenure in office shall be at the pleasure of the President." [36]

However, the said executive order was questioned in the Supreme Court in the case: Bautista v. Salonga, G.R. No. 86439 on April 13, 1989; leading to the declaration of the said executive order as unconstitutional. Taking a quote from the said Supreme Court ruling, "Indeed, the Court finds it extremely difficult to conceptualize how an office conceived and created by the Constitution to be independent as the Commission on Human Rights-and vested with the delicate and vital functions of investigating violations of human rights, pinpointing responsibility and recommending sanctions as well as remedial measures therefor, can truly function with independence and effectiveness, when the tenure in office of its Chairperson and Members is made dependent on the pleasure of the President. Executive Order No. 163-A, being antithetical to the constitutional mandate of independence for the Commission on Human Rights has to be declared unconstitutional." [37]

CHR as a constitutional commission

Under the Article IX of the 1987 Constitution, three constitutional commissions were established namely: the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Commission on Audit (COA). The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), on the other hand, was created under the Article XIII, Section 17 of the 1987 constitution and the Administrative Code of 1987. [38] [39]

In a Resolution of the Supreme Court contained in Commission on Human Rights Employees Association v. Commission on Human Rights, G.R. No. 155336, it ruled that the CHR is a .."From the 1987 Constitution and the Administrative Code, it is abundantly clear that the CHR is not among the class of Constitutional Commissions. .." [40]

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