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President Rodrigo Duterte denied the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) decision to pursue its planned Human Rights Institute (HRI), which was included in the PHP5.024 trillion national budget for 2022.

After CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit stated preparations to pursue the formation of the HRI despite Duterte’s rejection, Acting Presidential Spokesperson Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made this statement.

“By all means, if they want to pursue legislation, then let them,” he said at a press conference at the White House.

Nograles stated the HRI was vetoed because there was no budget allotted for the office, despite the CHR saying it would use existing resources to support it, citing Duterte’s veto statement.

“There was a reaction concerning bakit hindi siya naisama doon sa (why it wasn’t included in the) budget,” says the author. May I state that, according to (the Department of Budget and Management), inclusion of projects in the national budget presupposes first (the) project readiness; second, that (there are) complete estimates on costing, complete details on manpower and manning requirements, and, of course, tinitignan din po ng DBM yung (the DBM will also check) budget utilization (of the) agency,” he explained.

Nograles said that any attempt to violate the Constitution was thwarted by vetoing “rider” provisions or insertions in the national budget.

“If pinapasok o ini-insert sa (but if this is regarded a rider in the) budget, then we do not want riders in the budget because the budget, like any law, pinagbabawalan po yung mga riders” (riders are illegal). As a result, it’s far better if they pursue legislation independently of a national budget,” he continued.

On December 10, 2021, the CHR inaugurated the HRI at its Quezon City headquarters in honor of International Human Rights Day.

The HRI was vetoed by Duterte because “no particular appropriation is provided for the purpose,” according to his veto message.

“Just like other offices, the creation of an institute should be subject to a comprehensive review of the mandate, mission, objectives and functions, systems and procedures, and programs, activities and projects, as well as the corresponding structural, functional, and operational adjustments in an organization, including the necessary staffing and funding requirements,” his veto message read.

Meanwhile, according to Nograles, the CHR’s funding has “more than doubled” since the Duterte government began.

“According to records, the Commission on Human Rights’ budget has increased every year from the previous administration’s PHP439 million budget in 2016, to the point where the CHR’s budget for 2021 was PHP907 million. As a result, it has benefited from annual budget increases since the Duterte government began,” he stated.

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