machinery to insure that government officials remain accountable to the people. 45. A number facilitate of human of the other administrative implementation rights. in accordance They with mainly the laws and agencies enforcement implement and 47. By virtue of article Il, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Philippines “adopts the generally-accepted principles of international law as part of the law of the policies administrative issuances. Very often, they enforce and promote the positive rights of citizens which affect their daily lives. For instance, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sees to it that the rights of workers are protected and their welfare promoted. The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) implements the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law to promote the economic rights of farmers. With respect to the rights of Filipino children, Filipino women and persons with disabilities (PWDs), the Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC), National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) and the Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons, respectively, have been created to coordinate the implementation and enforcement by executive departments of all laws relatwe to the promotion of the welfare of their respective sectors. land” which means that provisions of these human rights instruments can be invoked before and be directly enforced by Philippine courts, other tribunals or administrative authorities. Moreover, article XIIl, section 18 (7) of the Constitution provides that the PCHR shall monitor the Government's compliance with international! treaty obligations on human rights. 48. To date, the Philippines has signed, ratified or acceded to 20 international human rights instruments, including all seven core human rights treaties, to wit: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 4. Protection Constitution of the rights provided for in the E. Information and publicity 46. The 1987 Constitution protects, inter alia, the following rights: the right to life, liberty or property (sect. 1, art. Ill); right of people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature (sect. 2, art. Ill); right to privacy of communication and correspondence; freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people to assemble peacefully and petition the Government for redress of grievances; free exercise and establishment of religion; liberty of abode and changing of the same; right of people to information 49, The Philippines ensures that respect for human rights is observed and, consistent with the mandate of the PCHR to promote human rights, it has intensified measures such as public information and education campaigns, training seminars, and assistance. Human rights subjects have also been integrated in the regular in-service training for all members and staff of the AFP. 50. The PCHR has actively engaged in human rights education, planning, implementation and coordination right to form unions with various concerned agencies involved in human rights education. In cooperation with the Department and associations; right of persons under investigation of Education (DepEd), the Commission has developed to be informed of their rights, to remain silent and educational materials on human included them in the elementary on matters of public concern; to have competent and independent counsel; right to bail; right to due process; right to presumption of innocence until the contrary is proven; right to speedy disposition of cases, right to be free from involuntary servitude in any form except as a Punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Moreover, the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except in cases of invasion or rebellion when the public safety requires it. 5. Manner in which international human rights instruments become part of domestic law rights and has and high school curricula. 51. To various increase the fights and citizenry’s obligations awareness under of their local and international law, the Commission has produced various publications including primers on human rights in Filipino such as the Filipino version of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (published by the University of the Philippines). Other printed materials such as posters and brochures are also being produced and disseminated all over the country. PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT'S 2NO TO 4TH PERIODIC REPORT G7