CHR, sumalang sa budget hearing ng Senate Committee on Finance

CHR, sumalang sa budget hearing ng Senate Committee on Finance; CHR, sinita dahil sa tila pagprotekta sa karapatan ng mga kriminal

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00:00 The Commission on Human Rights is in front of the Senate where it was questioned on some issues related to human rights.

00:06 Daniel Manalastag has the story.

00:08 In the budget hearing of the Commission on Human Rights, the Senate Committee on Finance, the agency was tested

00:17 because it faced a stigma against them, according to Senator Rafi Tulfo,

00:21 that criminals are more protected than victims.

00:27 That's where you focus. You bring the police to justice, you shoot the police, you sue the police and all.

00:34 You forget that the victim was given support.

00:38 There were so many instances of police brutality, where the victim was hurt,

00:44 was just passing by, was hit, was knocked over, the house was entered without a search warrant, etc.

00:52 That's where you are. But if there's a criminal who entered the house and was knocked over by the police, you are there.

01:01 But the one who was shot, you are not there for them.

01:05 According to Tulfo, suspects have the right to appeal, but the victims' right to appeal should be given more attention.

01:13 Tulfo suggested that the suspects should be released to the Public Attorney's Office,

01:18 the suspects who were abused by the police. The CHR explained that they serve for everyone.

01:24 They also look at the rights of the victims.

01:28 The CHR serves everyone.

01:31 So just like in your example, there's a police officer who raped a victim.

01:40 The CHR also looks at the rights of the victims. Just like in crimes against women,

01:49 as a gender ombud, the Commission on Human Rights helps the victims.

01:54 On the other hand, we also look at the performance of the police in their duties as agents of the state.

02:04 So if there's a violation of the process, the CHR will be held accountable.

02:10 Earlier in the Senate, the Oversight Committee for the Fund for Intelligence Gathering and Confidential Funds was formed.

02:19 This is to monitor and study closely how the funds are used for this purpose.

02:26 And they reviewed some of the programs that are used.

02:30 Most of what we saw were actually in aid of anti-drugs, anti-human trafficking,

02:39 anti-terrorism, dealing with tipsters, those who give tips in four months and there's a corresponding reward.

02:52 Things like that, which I think is very important.

02:55 The complaints and comments of many people, why are the intelligence funds of intelligence agencies so small

03:05 and the civilian agencies are adding more, which is not right.

03:10 So that's part of the review that we'll be doing.

03:13 The information is sensitive, so the details of Zubiri released are limited.

03:18 The Senate President of the committee and Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva,

03:25 Senate Finance Committee Chairperson Sunny Angara, Senator Bato De La Rosa and Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel are leading the process.

03:32 Daniel Manalastas, Para sa Bayan.