Foreword JOSE LUIS MARTIN C. GASCON Chairperson Commission on Human Rights Mabuhay! The right to life is the supreme right which we all enjoy and should cherish. It is a right that does not come from any other source than our humanity. We, at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), encourage all of you to come to realize the value and potential of life and life well-lived through this book compilation advisories, research, and statements by CHR. that contains While we all aspire to have life and have it to the fullest, it is undeniable that threats to life and violations of the right to life occur. There is also the threat of the reimposition of the capital punishment in the country. May this book inspire you, our dearest reader (legislators, policymakers, and everyone), to place above all else high value to life and the right to life. A life well-lived and the good life are among our most cherished rights. Let us all work towards the respect, protection, and fulfillment of life. We thank the World Coalition Against the Death support in making this compilation possible. Dignity of all, dignidad ng lahat. Penalty for their