Lyceum of the Philippines-Cavite

College of Law
Human Rights Law
Summer S.Y. 2016-2017

REPORT OUTLINE

DESCRIPTION:
A brief discussion/report on the economic, social and cultural rights as applied in the Philippines
and the human rights situation of Vulnerable Sector as concisely discussed in the book of Jorge
R. Coquia.

PART I: THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS AS APPLIED IN THE PHILIPPINES
A. Objective
B. Definition of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and its other terms.
C. Interdependence Between Civil and Political Rights and Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights
D. Some provisions in the Philippine Constitution which provides for Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights
E. Other Rights under Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
1. Right to development
2. Right to self Determination
3. Right of Workers to Self-Organization
4. Right to Work in Third World Countries
5. Right to Strike
6. Right to Strike as Against Property Rights
7. Right to Social Security
8. Protection of and Assistance to Family
9. Right to Education and Development of Human Personality
10. Right to Students and Academic Freedom
11. Participation in Cultural Life and Benefits of Scientific Progress
12. Religious Education and Instruction
13. Right to High Standard of Physical and Mental Health

ICE BREAKER: Short video about human rights (www.youthforhumanrights.org)

PART II: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION OF VULNERABLE SECTORS

A. Objective
B. Identification of the Vulnerable Sectors
1. Philippine Human Rights Plan
2. Composition
3. Sectors found to be most vulnerable
3.1 Women
3.2 Children
3.3 Youth

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 3.4 Indigenous Cultural Minorities
3.5 Muslim Population
3.6 Elderly
3.7 Disabled People
3.8 Mentally Disabled People
3.9 Prisoners and Detainees
3.10 Internally Displaced People
3.11 Migrant Workers
3.12 Urban Poor
3.13 Refugees and Stateless Persons
3.14 Laborers (Public, Private and Informal)
3.15 Rural Workers
3.16 Peasants and Fishermen
3.17 Houshelpers

C. RIGHTS OF CHILDREN
1. Protection of the life of a Child
2. Best Interest of the Child
3. Doctrine of Parens Patriae Standard of Living
4. Nationality, Identity and Parentage
5. Child Abuse, Maltreatment and Abondonment
6. Statutory Rape
7. Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
8. Abduction, Sale, Trafficking and Illicit Transfer of Children
9. Children in Emergency Situations Zones of Peace
10. Recruitment of Children in Warfare
11. Children in Conflict with the Law
12. Child Labor
13. Children of Migrant Workers
14. Children of Indigenous Tribes and Transnational Children
15. Children of Families with HIV
16. Children of Refugees
17. Children as Househelpers

C.1 References

D. YOUTH SECTOR
1. Overview
2. Four (4) Groups of Youth Sector
2.1 In- School Youth
2.2 Out-Of-School Youth
2.3 Working Youth
2.4 Special Youth

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 E. ELDERLY SECTOR
1. Overview
2. DSWD
3. Senior Citizen Law (RA 7432)

F. PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSONS

1. Overview
2. Definition
3. Disabled Persons
4. Magna Carta for Disabled Persons

G. MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS

1. Overview
2. Definition
3. Arbitrary Detention of the Mentally Disabled

H. PRISONERS /DETAINEES
1. Philippine Penal System
2. Seven (7) National Prisons (Bureau of Corrections of the DOJ)
2.1 National Bilid Prison (Muntinlupa)
2.2 Correctional Institute for Women (Mandaluyong)
2.3 Iwahig (Palawan)
2.4 San Ramon Penal Farm (Zamboanga)
2.5 Sablayan Penal Colony (Occ. Mindoro)
2.6 The CIW Mindanao (Davao)
2.7 Leyte Regional Prison (Leyte)

4. Bureau of Jail Managament and Penology (BJMP) (DILG)

I. MIGRANT WORKERS
J. LABORERS
1. Public Sector
2. Private Sector
K. HOUSEHOLD HELPERS
L. REFUGEES
M. STATELESS PERSONS

Main Reference: Human Rights by Jorge R. Coquia

Supplementary Materials:
The Philippine Constitution
The Revised Penal Code
The Labor Code
RA 7610 : Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination
Act.
RA9262: Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004

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 PD 60: Child and Youth Welfare Code
RA:8353:Anti- Rape Law
RA 8505: Rape victim assistance and Protection Act
RA 9775 : Anti-Child Pornography Act
RA 10175: Cyber Crime Prevention Act
RA 9995: Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act
RA 9208: The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003
Rules of the protection for Non-Combatants under Protocol I, Protection of victims of
non-international armed conflicts
RA 9344: Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006.
RA 7658: An Act Prohibiting the employment of Children below 15 years of age,
RA: 9231: An Act providing for Elimination of the worst Forms of Child Labor and
affording Stronger Protection for the Working Child
RA 10361: Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay
RA 10022: AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995

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