Section 5. Inquiry proceedings open to the public; exception.— All
public inquiries shall be open to the public. However, the Commission en banc or the Regional Office or Committee concerned may motu proprio exclude the public from attending the inquiry proceedings in the following instances:
a) When the testimony in open session will put the life and security of the victim, witness, or any member of his/her family in greater risk or danger;
b) When the testimony or re-enactment of a particular scene of the violation or the
evidence to be presented is highly sensitive or offensive to human dignity, or to public morals or health;
c) When the person testifying is a child who is a victim of abuse or an eyewitness to a
case of child abuse or human rights violation committed against any member of his/her family or any person;
d) Upon motion of any of the parties for justifiable reasons.