Press Release
De Lima, Hontiveros & Drilon urge Senate to join commemoration of 2020 Human Rights Day
Senators Leila M. de Lima, Risa Hontiveros and Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon have filed a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to join the international community in commemorating the 2020 Human Rights Day.
In filing
Senate Resolution (SR) No. 592 last Dec. 9, a day ahead of the international event, they said that the celebration of Human Rights Day has become more necessary now that human rights problems in the country have become more acute under an authoritarian leader. The Senate of the Philippines joins the international community in commemorating the momentous day of nations coming together to celebrate human rights, and in faithfully staying true to its commitment to guarantee full respect for human rights at all times, especially in this time of global pandemic where people s rights have been sidelined as the world grappled to survive one of the