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Seal from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Commission_on_Human_Rights_(CHR)_-_Republic_of_the_Philippines.svg This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

The Commission on Human Rights 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.

Chairpersons of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR)

Mary Concepcion Bautista: May 5, 1987 - September 22, 1992
Sedfrey A. Ordoñez: 1992 - 1994
Aurora P. Navarette-Reciña: 1994 - May 5, 2001
Purificacion V. Quisumbing: 2002 - May 5, 2008
Leila M. De Lima: May 19, 2008 - June 30, 2010
Etta Rosales: September 1, 2010 - June 18, 2015
Chito C. Gascon: June 18, 2015 - October 9, 2021
Leah Tanodra-Armamento: February 14, 2022 - September 15, 2022
Richard Paat Palpal-latoc: September 15, 2022 - Term scheduled to end May 5, 2029

Commissioners of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR)

Abelardo L. Aportadera Jr.: June 30, 1992 - No end date specified
Samuel M. Soriano: May 5, 1994 - No end date specified
Hesiquio R. Mallillin: No specific dates provided
Narciso C. Monteiro: No specific dates provided
Jorge R. Coquia: 1994 - May 5, 2001
Vicente P. Sibulo: No specific dates provided
Mercedes V. Contreras: No specific dates provided
Nasser A. Marohomsalic: No specific dates provided
Eligio P. Mallari: No specific dates provided
Dominador N. Calamba II: No specific dates provided
Wilhem D. Soriano: No specific dates provided
Malik G. Marandang: No specific dates provided
Quintin B. Cueto III: No specific dates provided
Cecilia Rachel V. Quisumbing: August 28, 2014 - No end date specified
Victoria V. Cardona: June 18, 2008 - May 5, 2015
Norberto Dela Cruz: Late 2008 - No end date specified
Jose Manuel S. Mamauag: April 22, 2009 - No end date specified
Leah Tanodra-Armamento: February 14, 2022 - Present
Karen Lucia Dumpit: May 5, 2022 - Present
Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana: No specific dates provided
Roberto Eugenio Cadiz: July 4, 2015 - No end date specified
Beda Angeles Epres: September 27, 2022 - Present
Faydah Maniri Dumarpa: December 28, 2022 - Present
Monina Arevalo Zenarosa: March 23, 2023 - Present

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