CHR Continues Probe Into Missing P6 Million Trust Fund for Detainees
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in the Philippines is continuing its independent investigation into the alleged disappearance of a P6 million trust fund for detainees at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW), contradicting a statement from the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). While acknowledging BuCor's ongoing probe, the CHR declined a joint investigation, asserting its constitutional independence.
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