enforcement agencies, the training of prosecutors I}om the Department of Justice, the training of judges SUMMIT BACKGROUND Atty. Byron Bocar Commission on Human Rights This isihe Second National lHLSummitaswe all know, after the First National IHL Summit which was held in 2009. As we heard from previous speakers, there have been a lot of major developments in this fleld. Still, a lot of things need to be done. Among them, already mentioned, was our accession of the Rome who will be designated to preside over special courts that would be designated by the Supreme Court in RA No. 9851, and accordance with Section 18 of also public awareness raising among the human rights community who will be stakeholders with other agencies to do their part in the implementation of the law. And, of course the general objedive of this summit is to come up with a Philippine Program of Action which will be a multi-stakeholder endeavor that we will all undertake in the coming period. genocide patterned after the provisions of the Rome To be able to consolidate all the different things that need to be done as a follow through from this Second National IHL Summit and to put it all together in a National Program of Action, will be our fundamental point of reference in undertaking our activities in the coming period. I would like to Statute. mention that There have been initiatives by institutions like the Commission on Human Rights as previously stated by Chairperson Etia Rosales, regarding the performance of the crime of aggression. The Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute establishing the lnternational Criminal Court and ihis was noted for study by the government and this specific point should be noted down as we buckle down to work today, to see to it that this is inteqrated in the Philippine Program of Action, that will be the output of a process to be Statute which integrated us into the lnternational Criminal Justice System of the International Criminal CourL There was also the previous approval of the Republic Act No. 9851 which defines and penalizes violations of war crimes, war against humanity and a recommendation of the Universal Periodic Review was the Kampala Amendment on obligations mentioned in the law. But as emphasized, there are still a lot of things to be done in the field, practical areas including training of investigators from institutions like the Commission on Human Rights, the Philippine National Police and other law started after we conclude todays activities. rl t ..r I proceedings of the Second National Summit on lnternational Humanitarian Law in the Philippines lL December 2012 E