. -rbably a private or a second lieutenant or a major probably IHL would be a matter of history and a matter -. ;ht lvill of academic discussion in the very very near future. Thus, what we are now trying to emphasize and seek from our partners in the civil society organizations, from the NCOs, from the international communiiy, the diplomatic corps, the AFP and the PNP is to be able to join our hands together in ending impunity .: - be able to comprehend it atthe same level I at the same, exacting compliance as far as IHL is ncerned. What we learned from the celebration of .-..' National Human Rights Consciousness Week in l,ecember is the concert and we will probably have :: IHL conceft nextyear with EO No. 134. as far as IHL violations are concerned. 3utwhat isthe greatest impactof :'obably IHL? Firstand foremost is the correlation of IHL to the comprehensive .lreement for the respect of the human rights and lL a non-lawtype of agreementwhich was inked by .re Covernment of the Philippines and the CPP-NPA : 1998, and with RA 9851 which was promulgated r 2009 and very recently, the ratification of the Rome Statute of the lCC. This correlation now makes :rerything understandable in a manner of speaking, :s far as appreciation and understanding of the law :nd its compliance. There are still violations committed rv the security sector. I will not be a hypocrite and claim there are none. There might still be and there :re still reported or unreported but the effort right now A pregnant wife and two children were killed in an incident in Tampakan in Davao del Sur. Two children were also killed. Perpetrators of this incident are members of the AFP. December 9, 2012. PFC Masuluan was fired upon by the NPA while he was riding a tricycle, going to get one sack of rice after his family became victims of Typhoon Pablo in Capalong, Davao Del Norte. He was not hit and fled from ihe tricycle. 0n board the tricycle were 2 children, his daughters 12 and L7 yrs old. They were abducted by the NPA. These September 18, 20L2. io bring the number of incidents down. two incidents are both violations of the lnternational Humanitarian Law. They are violations of RA 9851, because the people involved are non-combatants, they are not direct participants in the hostilities or armed conflict Hence, they must be proteded by lHlby RA 9851. lt is in this light we report to you our But nonetheless we say, if you go to the HR complex, efforts as far as IHL is concerned and our common ,ou would see the tarpaulin there at the opening of their gate, 'one life is one life too many' or as far as IHL is concerned 'one case is one case too many." \nd our vision is really to have zero reports of IHL riolations. And we join Prof Roque in saying that desire in joining all of you is to bring these violations down. I thinK we are a little bit successful as far as the AFP is concerned in making IHL a paft of our everyday lives as soldiers, to end impunity and more impoftantly to exact upon both state and nonstate actors their responsibilities and accountabilities as far as violations of IHL are concerned. .a t L { H rE='?:@ E ,, NU Proceedings of the Second National Summit on lnternational Humanitarian Law in the Philippines 11 December 2012 E