Ms. Garay: We actually considered that in our discussion, the IHL and the CHR have a mechanism, the barangay human rights action cenier. However our mandate was on human rights and we proposed also to our commission that our mandate should be expanded to include IHL in the barangay. However, it will take a policy guideline to that effect actually not abandoning the barangay human rights action center but what we have in mind is what we call "HRAC and ROL project' HRAC means Human Rights Action Center and it can be municipal level, zone or district level. It is going to be flexible, contextualized within the realities on the ground. ROL means Rule of Law. You have barangay HRAC and ROl- barangay human rights action center as IHL Wag lang nating itatali sa BRAC; hindi pa yan pwede hanggang ngayon, kailangan may transition An additional suggestion to what Gen. Tutaan said. Mlaybe we can also disseminate to the peace and Order councils because that already involves local period first governments. Thank you for the insights and we hope that it will materialize in year 2013. During our discussion we also mentioned the Comment from AFP Depaftment of lnterior and Local Covernment and the barangay. We will consider peace and local councils ls it true that there is no IHL unit at the regional office of CHR? My suggestion is to strengthen IHL at the as well as children's councils in the barangay. regional level as well as to the main, kasi sa mga tao ang alam lang is CHR human rights, lHLwas merely Clariflcation. The problem is to review the AFp manual on human rights and IHL I am looking at the plan, where is the review. Are the names placed there those that will only convene the review but other organizations that are interested will be invited to take parl Speaker: As l've mentioned, in the first quarter of Yes. a component of HR Mas maganda po kung mas ma-uplift ang lHLthrough regional offices. Speaker: Thank you for that observation. As regards to the promotion aspects, our regional offices, information officers are doing the IHL information dissemination, but on the part of the protection level, I think that there is none yet 2013 we will be convening a temporary TWG that the CHR was asked to lead for this purpose. Maybe during the discussion at our firsiTWC meeting we will consider those matiers as io the plan. Chairperson Rosales: You said that barangay human rights action center could be a part of the barangay IHL All the CHRs are doing an overhauling of the barangay human rights action center program, because based on assessmenl they didn't operate efficiently and effectively. There are four points to consider. Firsl it has to have legal basis, an ordinance, financial funding, proper orientation and an organizational connect to the regional. We are We will ask our dear Chairperson if the enhancement of the CHR in IHL unit will be replicated in the regions since there is only 1 division in the CHR central office temporarily holding the IHL concerns as regards to the promotion aspect And we only initiated for the protection aspect this IHL TWC for the formulation of policy guidelines on IHL Chairperson Rosales: We will definitely spread the good word around nationwide to our sixteen regions and our 5 suboffices on one condition, that all of you here whether in Covernment non-governmen!, uniformed or civilian, please lobby for the passage of the charter bill of the CHR in the Philippine Congress the soonest time possible. Itaguyod ang IHL: Sibilyan Pangalagaan