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Read more about the article CHR set to finish probe of trafficked Manobo in Pangasinan
HOMECOMING. Members of the Manobo-Pulangihon tribe from Quezon, Bukidnon, ready to go back home after their arrival at the Cagayan de Oro port Monday night. The group escaped from their employer in Pangasinan whom they accused of maltreating them. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

CHR set to finish probe of trafficked Manobo in Pangasinan

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) National Office is now finishing its probe on the case of trafficking of 30 Manobo from Bukidnon recruited to work in a fish farm in Pangasinan.

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Read more about the article Rights groups ask SC to review dismissal of petitions for writs of amparo, habeas data
Supreme Court of the Philippines (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Mike Gonzalez)

Rights groups ask SC to review dismissal of petitions for writs of amparo, habeas data

Rights groups led by Karapatan asked the Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals’ ruling dismissing their petition for writs of amparo and habeas data.

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Read more about the article CHR raises concern over suspension of Salugpongan schools
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in a statement on Thursday, July 18, 2019, raised concern over the Department of Education's (DepEd) suspension order against against 55 Lumad schools run by Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTICLCI). The CHR said that the allegations thrown against Salugpongan schools “still require substantial pieces of evidence and due process.” (davaotoday.com)

CHR raises concern over suspension of Salugpongan schools

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to reconsider its suspension order against the 55 Lumad schools run by Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon Community Learning Center Inc. (STTICLCI) and seek a dialogue with them.

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