HUMANITY AMIDST CONFLICTS 58 betweentherealists andtheidealists in the group. Ms. Karen Tafiada: Thus,it is also a challenge on how to comeup with Ms. Tafiada said that it is the dilemma for arealist international policy and an idealistactivist everyone on howtokeeptheirideas butespecially principle wherebycivil society becomes a powerful put them into practice and to be realists while force to advocatefor a lasting and genuine peace. doing the above-mentionedchallenges. GROUP V PROTECTION OF SOLDIERS Rapporteur: LTC Jose FB Loy, Jr. JAGS (GSC) Armed Forcesof the Philippines Atty. Loy introduced the membersof the group, 1. namely: P/SSupt Agrimero Cruz from the AFP; Observance or adherence to IHL principles, including domestic laws; Col. Caridad Aguilar, JAGS, Philippine Air Force, 2. Installation of Monitoring and Reporting P/SSupt Gerardo Dia ofthe PNP with Dir. Ana Elzy Mechanism (MRM)to bejointly supervised or E. Ofreneo of the Commission on Human Rights organized by neutral thirdparty,like the CHR as the facilitator. and NGOsorcivil society organizations; 3. Group 5’s presentation covers the Protection of Soldiers out of combat, medical personnel, and facilities, equipment andinstallations. Pertinent laws should be promptly enacted by Congress; 4. Allowing access to remediescas for both sides, meaning, the state security forces and non-state security forces. Cited are the As it was noted,the ideal is, hors de combat should Supreme Courtrules on Writ of Amparo and be protected including not targeting their basic Writ of Habeas Data andrelated auxiliary needs. Parties, most often than not, do not observe remedies. by non-state actors. For instance, non- combatants are targeted, tortured and are Security and Safety of Journalists/Media summarily killed. Includedin thelist are deaths and Another identified problem that should be mutilation that have been happening during combat. addressed concerns the journalists or media practitioners. They should police their own ranks Violations are Not Properly Addressed and practice responsible journalism. Anotherissue is, the violations are not properly addressed and the violators are not held Safety and Protection of Medical accountable and broughtto justice. The captured Personnel, Facilities and Life Sustaining state security actors, including police andsoldiers, Facilities are being used for propaganda purposes. Armed forces from both sides should spare medical personnel, facilities and life sustaining Actions and Measures utilities. They should be safeguarded/protected, Listed hereunder are the proposed actions or not targetted. measures: practitioners are always being harassed,targeted Medical personnel and