CHR fiscal autonomy crucial for efficient operations

Senator Robin Padilla has filed a resolution pushing for the fiscal independence of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).

“Ensuring the CHR’s complete fiscal independence is vital for the unhindered and efficient fulfillment of its responsibilities, thereby aligning its operations with the Commission’s established mandate and other responsibilities,” said Padilla.

The senator filed on Monday (Jan. 20) Resolution of Both Houses No. 11 which seeks to amend Section 17, Article XIII of the Constitution to create “an independent office called the Commission on Human Rights.”

Once it achieve’s fiscal independence, Padilla said the CHR can manage its financial resources without undue interference or control from outside entities.

“It is essential to recalibrate the nation’s social justice and human rights policies in response to the evolving challenges posed by globalization, which introduces various forms of human rights violations, while simultaneously upholding the overarching tenets of human dignity as enshrined in the Constitution,” he stated.

The 1987 Constitution established the creation of the CHR, an autonomous body that was formally constituted on May 5, 1987 pursuant to Executive Order 163.

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