The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) says it has started motu proprio investigations related to school incidents in the Philippines. In Tacloban City, Leyte, the CHR launches an inquiry into a deadly shooting at San Jose National High School. The CHR says its Regional Office VIII deploys a team to conduct the investigation and will continue monitoring the case to help ensure the rights and dignity of all parties involved.
The CHR also announces separate motu proprio investigations into school incidents in Cavite. While details of the Cavite incidents are not fully specified in the excerpts provided, the CHR’s position indicates it is examining events beyond the Tacloban shooting as part of its human rights mandate.
The CHR notes that the alleged perpetrators in the Tacloban case are minors aged 14 and 15, and it highlights the need for a “careful and principled” approach. The CHR’s investigations proceed independently under its motu proprio authority, rather than being tied to a complaint in the reporting excerpts, and focus on potential human rights implications of the incidents.
