Dela Rosa dedicates hike in CHR budget to Gascon

The Senate raised the 2022 proposed budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) by more than P80 million compared to the House appropriations bill as the senators paid tribute to its late chair Chito Gascon, who recently died of Covid-19.

Senator Bato Dela Rosa, who sponsred the budget, expressed his condolences to the CHR family for the passing of Gascon.

“I would just like to manifest my sincere condolences to the Human Rights Commission family for the passing of Chairman Chito Gascon,” Dela Rosa said during the interpellation last Tuesday
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Senators who attended the interpellation promptly approved the submission of the budget without scrutiny, except for a few questions by Senator Panfilo Lacson.

Under the House bill, the proposed budget of the CHR for next year was only P860 million which was the same amount under the National Expenditure Program.

“During our last encounter at the (sub)committee level when we deliberated on the budget of the Commission on Human Rights, after that deliberation, I was really feeling good with the result of our discussion,” Dela Rosa said.

“I could feel the sincerity of Chairman Gascon when we discussed about the ICC (International Criminal Court) investigation. I could really feel that he was really concerned about my situation,” he said.
“From the bottom of my heart, kung nasaan man si Chairman Gascon, maraming salamat. He made me feel good before he left this world…” Dela Rosa said.

“Ang ganda ng pakiramdam ko after kaming nag-usap at talagang binigyan niya ako ng assurance na everything will be alright, as far as the Commission on Human Rights is concerned. Maraming salamat, Chairman Gascon,” the former top cop added.

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