Strengthening Human Rights Policies in PH

Mandates all executive departments, agencies, bodies, and local government units (LGUs) to strengthen and comply with existing policies and programs for human rights promotion.
Focus on specific rights and freedoms embodied in the UDHR.

To utilize all legal means for swift and just resolution of human rights violations, particularly involving political and media figures and sectors such as labor, urban poor, and agriculture.
To hold perpetrators accountable under the law.
To implement a comprehensive legal education campaign informing the public of their rights.
Partner with Department of Budget and Management and Congress to strengthen Public Attorneys Office and Public Prosecutors Office by hiring more lawyers and increasing salary and special allowances.

Enhance human rights training for military and police personnel.
Promote protection of civilians, internally displaced persons, and detainees during peace, order, and security operations.
Emphasize command responsibility and accountability.

Lead capability-building on human rights for LGUs.
Partner with national human rights institutions, sectoral groups, and civil society.
Ensure LGU accountability in disseminating human rights information to communities.

Assess and improve current human rights education programs.
Develop centers for human rights education in public schools.
Collaborate with human rights institutions and civil society to build youth advocates.

Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to implement the Philippine Main Education Highway Program.
Focus on improving basic education, student retention, and higher education completion.

Ensure National Social Welfare Program aligns with a rights-based approach.
Focus on protecting poor and vulnerable populations ensuring access to public services.

Enhance reintegration programs for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).
Improve services like entrepreneurship training and livelihood projects through the National Reintegration Center for OFWs.

Lead gender-sensitive campaigns for public services.
Work with LGUs, defense forces, police, social welfare, and justice departments to address violence against women.

Promote and protect indigenous peoples' rights as provided in the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act.
Recognize their contributions to national economic, social, and cultural life.

Integrate rights-based principles in the formulation of development policies, plans, and programs.

Partner with the Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace Process to protect children in armed conflict situations.
Work with DOJ to ensure proper treatment of children in conflict with the law.

Integrate UDHR principles into local development plans and programs.
Partner with Presidential Commission on the Urban Poor to implement local ordinances, including the Urban Development and Housing Act concerning informal settlers.

All entities to uphold the sanctity of life and dignity of the human person.
The Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC) tasked with coordinating, supervising, and monitoring compliance.
Year-end performance reports from concerned offices to the President required.