REMARKS Usec Severo Catura Presidential Human Rights Committee A major concern here which we really need to point out is the need for a focal agency which should be able to effectively orchesirate this, because if there was one problem which cropped up in discussions of the core team that organized ihis summit is the fact that there seems to be a lack of follow throuqh on the main action points from the first summit You can be assured that CHR and PHRC will be working together if only to ensure that what was agreed upon in this gathering will be implemented and will be monitored. There will be accountabilities that need to be identifled and thats where our job will focus on. and then we could work on something that we could report by that time. We also hope for the participation of the regions by December. Ithink it is envisioned by the core group to flesh out specific time frames. Please. consider that what we This year we already had a meeting on the IHL so what lwantto propose is to hold another meeting by August next year to know the results you by August CLOSING REMARKS are looking at here is a National Agenda on IHL so we are looking atyearly updating as well as pr0gress of action on programs that have been proposed. and focus on Regions 2, 5, 8 and Mindanao. When we do that we can at least be able to assess and evaluate CHR Chairperson Loretta Ann P. Rosales ln behalf of the CHR which our worh before we go to the other regions. That is one institutiona lization. is part of the core group, with PCICC, PHRC, E0134 Ad Hoc Committee, we would like to express our appreciation to all participants for staying and being very interested. think that we were able to establish quite a number of more substantial areas of concern, institutionalizing things that we're poring through and working out I Some institutional efforts that we addressed were setting up or designating IHL and HR courts. Thafs very importanf in fact we can look at IHL and HR courts designated in troubled areas where we can have a pilot project The second institutionalization effoft was when we said let us start a clearing house and build up our base information and ensure that everybody contributes to this. Outside of this likewise, we should include communications. Communication is very important It did not seem to be underscored a while ago. PTV4 would probably be a very good mechanism to spread the word on IHL Thethird pointof institutionalization is deepening of our understanding internally ihrough the case build up of IHL cases. This will really help us sharpen and be more dlscerning in our concepts and our understanding of My suggestion is to undertake a pilot area instead of spreading ourselves thinly, kalat kalat Lets concentrate looking at the case5 seeing the difference between whats IHI- criminal, what is HR what is civil. Itaguyod ang IHL: Sibilyan Pangalagaan