The House of Representatives failed to fully restore the budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) when it cut the CHR’s originally proposed new appropriations of P623.3-M by P114.8-M.

The obliterated amount consisted of P47.040-M for human rights protection; P24.441-M for human rights promotion; P33.392-M for human rights policy advisory; and P10-M for equipment capital outlay.

The reduced budget of CHR of P508.5-M is even lower than its current year budget of P724.9-M.

With its slashed budget, the CHR will be hampered in its human rights protection and promotion advocacy and programs.

EDCEL C. LAGMAN