I EXECUTI VE SUMMA RY A. Summit Background ldentification of effective measures that will address challenges and difficulties related to The Commission on Human Rights (CHR), the Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC), IHL compliance. the Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Couri (PCICC), and the Executive Action Plan, the need for which had already Drafting and flnalization of an IHL National been afticulated in the Communique of the jointly Order 134 AdHoc Committee organized First National Summit and sponsored the 2nd IHL Summit on 11 December 2072 althe Social Hall, Mabini Bldg C. Keynotes of the Summit and of Malacanang as a follow up to the 1st National Pre-Su m m it Rou ndtable Discussion IHL Summit in 2009. The First National IHL Summit in 2009, as The summit day marks the third year anniversary expressed in its Communiqu6, affirmed its of Republic Act 9851 or the 'Philippine Act on commitment to the principles of international Crimes Against lnternational Humanitarian Lav/' humanitarian law took a hard look at the into law. The Iandmark legislation was among country's record in observing its standards and the developments that were seen to require the norms, and committed itself to move fonruard in holding of a second summit its compliance. B. Summit Objectives The December Summit was launched with this general objective-to come up with a National IHL Program of Action that for a definite time frame will serve as the reference point for various stakeholders in their activities. Armed with added inputs from the August 2012 RTD, lhe 20LZ Summit participants undertook the At the Second National IHL Summit held 11 December 2012 and L4 August 20LZ IHL Roundtable Discussion, Prof Harry Roque and judge Soliman Santos Jr., keynote speakers respectively, pointed to the strategic victories in human rights and IHL advocacy work achieved since the 2009 Summit following: Most notable were the passage of the national IHL Iaw (RA 9851), Senate concurrence with the ' ratiflcation of the Rome Statute of the lnternational A review of the agreements arrived at during the First National IHL summit and the actions taken by government and civil society since then for IHL compliance. Criminal Court, approval of the Anti-Enforced Disappearance Law and Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB), a NationalAction PIan Proceedings of the Second National Summit on lnternational Humanitarian Law in the Philippines 11 December 2012 tr