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CHR commissioner Maria Amifaith Fider-Reyes
By Nidz Godino
“Her appointment represents pivotal milestone in fulfilling leadership structure crucial to CHR’s mandate of upholding and advancing human rights in the Philippines,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed retired judge of special commercial court in San Fernando City, Pampanga as commissioner of Commission on Human Rights (CHR).
Maria Amifaith Fider-Reyes, retired from judiciary in December, will complete CHR’s sixth commission serving from 2022 to 2029.
She is the third female member of five-person body, serves as CHR’s highest decision-making and policy-setting body.
“Her inclusion bolsters gender representation and reinforces diverse expertise guiding commission’s work,” she said.
Marcos appointed Fider-Reyes to the position on Nov. 13. Her appointment paper was formally transmitted to CHR last Friday.
Fider-Reyes was member of judiciary for 17 years. Before her retirement, she was presiding judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 42 in San Fernando City in Pampanga, functions as general jurisdiction court and designated special commercial court. She also concurrently served as acting judge for other courts in Metro Manila.
Fider-Reyes also had extensive experience in private practice and taught law at University of Southern Philippines and University of San Jose-Recoletos.
“Her extensive judicial experience is further enriched by her time as court attorney and her work with esteemed justices of Supreme Court and Court of Appeals,” CHR said.
The new CHR commissioner was Chevening scholar who specialized in International Rights of the Child at University of London, Queen Mary and Westfield Colleges.
She was also visiting scholar at the International Legal Institute in Washington and earned her Master of Laws at the University of Haifa in Israel.
“Her rich legal and judicial experience equips her to be invaluable asset to the commission…her multidisciplinary expertise and unwavering dedication to justice will undoubtedly strengthen CHR’s initiatives to protect and promote rights of the vulnerable, disadvantaged and marginalized sectors,” CHR said.
“The commission is confident that Commissioner Fider-Reyes’ leadership will further energize CHR’s efforts in crafting policies, advocating for rights and instituting preventive measures to address human rights challenges in the Philippines,” it added.
Other members of the sixth commission of CHR are Chairman Richard Palpal-latoc and Commissioners Beda Epres, Faydah Maniri Dumarpa and Monina Arevalo Zenarosa.
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