43.Wereiterate the Commission's previous Advisories on the Abolition of Death Penalty;53 Humanrights should not be perceived as something evil or useless, nor should it be seen as an impedimentto achieving peace and orderin the country. Humanrights is in fact an effective tool in guaranteeing the safety andsecurityof the people. We hopeto enlighten our governmentleaders and the public that humanrights could be the solution to the problems that we are all facing in. 44. We take note of the government's determination in resolving the ills of society and share with its desire to achieve sustainable peace in the nation. But we wish to emphasizethat the attainmentofits goals must be built upon respect and promotion of humanrights. The basic dignity of human being whichis the protectionof right to life is a question that transcendsreligious, political and even personal opinion. We appeal to the good sense of discernmentof all our governmentleaders to safeguard the dignity of every human person by upholding the right to life, in the fulfillment of their mandates and not to be swayed bypublic sentiments as humanrights are independent of public opinion. Likewise, we encourage the public to keep themselves abreast of matters affecting human rights so they can make informed and intelligent choices and avoid being victims of avertable circumstances. Issuedthis 7day of November2016, QuezonCity, Philippines (originally signed) JOSE LUIS MARTIN C. GASCON Chairperson (originally signed) KAREN S. GOMEZ DUMPIT Commissioner (originally signed) LEAH C. TANODRA-ARMAMENTO Commissioner (originally signed) GWENDOLYN L.L. PEMENTEL-GANA Commissioner (originally signed) ROBERTO EUGENIO T. CADIZ Commissioner * CHR Human Rights Advisoryon the Abolition of Death Penalty, CHR-A2005-004, 22 March 2005: CHR. Human Rights Advisory on the Abolition of the Death Penalty Law, CHR-A 15-2000, 19 December 2000: CUR Human Rights Advisory on Death Penalty for Minors, CHR-A-02-99, 13 September 1999; and Resolution CHR No. A91-033, 8 August 1991