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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 370 -
CREATING THE INTER-AGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
WHEREAS, the Philippines is deeply
committed to the promotion of, respect for and protection of human
rights and fundamental freedoms pursuant to the Constitution and to the
international human rights instruments to which it is a party;
WHEREAS, as a founding member of
the United Nations, the Philippines upholds the principles and purposes
of that noble organization under its charter, among which is the
promotion and encouragement of respect for human rights and fundamental
freedoms without distinction as to race, sex, language, religion or
political beliefs;
WHEREAS, the Philippines
subscribes to the UN Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by
the UN General Assembly in 1948, and is a party to the international
covenants guaranteeing to everyone the enjoyment of those rights and
freedoms;
WHEREAS, the Philippines is a
State Party to twenty (20) international human rights instruments,
among which are: (a) the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights; (b) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights; (c) the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination; (d) the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; (e) the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; (f) the
Convention on the Rights of the Child; (g) the International Convention
on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of
their Families; and (h) the Convention for the Suppression of the
Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of Prostitution of Others;
WHEREAS, in becoming a State
Party to these international human rights conventions, the Philippines
undertook to harmonize and reflect in its laws, policies and practices
the provisions of such conventions;
WHEREAS, being such a State
Party, the Philippines is obliged to submit periodic reports to the
various bodies or committees charged with monitoring the compliance by
states parties with the provisions of those instruments;
WHEREAS, there is a need to
institutionalize an inter-agency coordinating committee whose task is
to ensure the Philippines' compliance with its obligations to respect
and promote human rights and to prepare up-to-date, coherent and
comprehensive reports to the international human rights
treaty-monitoring bodies;
WHEREAS, while the Philippines
has managed to continuously improve its human rights record, it is
imperative to present at all times a comprehensive, coherent, well
coordinated and quick response to specific allegations of human rights
violations emanating from UN human rights bodies and Philippine and
international NGOs in order to maintain this positive image;
WHEREAS, under the category of
relations between the people and the government in the field of human
rights, the latter may generally be classified into the Executive, the
Legislative, the Judiciary and the Commission on Human Rights; and
among these four entities, it is the Executive that most requires
continuing coordination and teamwork among its components to ensure (a)
common standards of implementation, (b) interaction with the other
government entities, NGOs and other sectors; and (c) timely reporting
to international bodies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V.
RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the
powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
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The Committee shall closely coordinate with the Commission on Human Rights and shall call upon the attached bureaus and agencies of the Committee members, and any other government offices, agencies and bureaus as it may deem necessary in the fulfillment of its functions.
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(a)
Department of Foreign
Affairs
Department of
Justice
Department of Interior &
Local Government
Department of National
Defense
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Department of Foreign
Affairs
Department of Labor and
Employment
Department of Social Welfare and
Development
Department of Environment and
Natural Resources
Department of Agrarian
Reform
Department of Education, Culture
and Sports
Commission on Higher
Education
Department of
Health
National Commission on the Role
of Filipino
National Commission for
Indigenous Peoples
Presidential Commission for the
Urban Poor
Housing and Urban Development
National Housing
Authority
The Working Groups may call on other concerned departments and agencies as may be necessary in the performance of its functions.
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In view of the sensitive issues involving human rights that it covers, the Social Reform Council (SRC) is directed to coordinate with the Committee, and the Committee, in turn, is directed to collaborate with the SRC, on matters of mutual concern to facilitate the formulation of a comprehensive, consistent and well-coordinated Philippine position on human right issues.
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DONE in the City of Manila, this 10th day of December in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.
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