Faydah Dumarpa

Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, Philippines

Commissioner Faydah Dumarapa was appointed Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines on 28 December 2022. She sits as a Commissioner of the CHRP for a term of seven years from 2022 to 2029. Commissioner Dumarpa is the Focal Commissioner for Gender and Women’s Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, Internal Displacement, and of the Prevention Office. As Focal Commissioner for Gender and the Prevention Office, Commissioner Faydah oversaw the publication of the Commission’s monitoring of places of detention specifically focusing on women deprived of  liberty. She also spearheads the performance of the Commission’s mandate as Gender Ombud and the Commission’s regular visits and monitoring of places of deprivation of liberty. 
Prior to serving as Commissioner, Commisioner Dumarpa worked as a political affairs officer in the House of Representatives (HOR). Having been with the HOR for nine years, she has built the foundations for a strong background in addressing social, political, and economic concerns requiring legislative action.
 A native of Lanao del Sur, Commissioner Dumarpa not only offers her expansive experience in the legal, socio-political, and administrative and finance fields, her Southern and Muslim roots also reflect plurality crucial to the Commission’s highest decision-making body.
Commissioner Dumarpa is a member of the Philippine Bar since 2012 after obtaining her law degree from San Beda University in 2010. She also holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration and a bachelor in business degree from the Far Eastern University and the Philippine School of Business Administration, respectively.

Krissi Shaffina Twyla Rubin

Attorney IV/Officer in Charge, Center for Gender Equality and Women's Human Rights, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, Philippines

Krissi Shaffina Twyla Rubin is a human rights advocate and a feminist lawyer with the Commission on Human Rights Philippines, the country’s National Human Rights Institution. Twyla heads the Commission’s Center for Women’s Human Rights and Gender Equality. Twyla is a product of Bukidnon State University College of Law in the Philippines. She completed her MA in Women in Development at the College of Social Work and Development, University of the Philippines, Diliman. Granted a Chevening Scholarship to the UK in 2017-2018, she also obtained her Master in Law, with specialization on Law and Gender at SOAS, University of London in 2018. 
Concurrent to her position in the Commission, Twyla also sits as one of the Board Members of the Women’s Legal and Human Rights Bureau, a feminist legal NGO. She also used to teach Human Rights, Child Rights, and Gender and the Law at the San Sebastian Recoletos College of Law in Manila and Gender and the Law at the Bukidnon State University.
From April to December 2024, Twyla was on a fellowship in Geneva, Switzerland working with the National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section (NIRMS) of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. In 2024, Twyla was a PRAISE Awardee of the Commission on Human Rights for Exemplary Behavior. PRAISE awards is the Government’s Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence that recognizes and rewards employees for their performance, behavior and accomplishments.