SAFETY

 Crimes related to illegal drugs

1. Reducing Demand
We will take action to prevent the onset of drug use, and its escalation
at all ages, through universal action combined with more
targeted action for the most vulnerable.
2. Restricting Supply
We will take a smarter approach to restricting the supply of drugs:
adapting our approach to reflect changes in criminal activity; using
innovative data and technology; taking coordinated partnership action
to tackle drugs alongside other criminal activity.
3. Building Recovery
We will raise our ambition for full recovery by improving both
treatment quality and outcomes for different user groups;
ensuring the right interventions are given to people
according to their needs and facilitating the delivery of an enhanced
joined-up approach to commissioning and the wide range of
services that are essential to supporting every individual to live a life
free from drugs.
4. Global Action
We will take a leading role in driving international action,
spearheading new initiatives e.g. on new psychoactive substances,
sharing best practice and promoting an evidence-based approach
to preventing drug harms.

China
Although drug possession is technically an ‘administrative offence’, if
you’re caught you face attending a compulsory detox center for up to
3 years, plus another 3 years doing community rehabilitation.
 Smuggling, trafficking or manufacturing illegal drugs can lead to the
death sentence.

EDUCATION
 Bullying
Bullying cases is rampant, however, it remains under reported prior to
the anti-bullying act. This is understandable, since no parents or even
school administration would like his/her family or school to be famous
because of bullying.

Schools, however, to mitigate the effects and reduce the incidence of

bullying, should comply with the Implementing Rules and Regulations
of the Anti-bullying law of 2013 to address the root causes of
bullying. And the important ones, aside from the reporting
requirements, are as follows:

1. Schools to have prevention program that is comprehensive, multi-

faceted, and shall involve all education stakeholders and personnel.
This may contain:
 Positive school climate/environment

 Periodic assessment and monitoring of bullying behaviors

 Periodic review of manual of conduct for both students and personnel,

in relation to bullying
 Activities on the issue for students, personnel and service providers

 Personnel development

 Coordination with LGUs and other stakeholders

 Classroom initiatives
 Activities involving parents
2. Schools to have intervention programs to ensure continuity of policies.
These may include:
 Activities
 Corrective and preventive, rather than punitive, measures
3. Students have a duty to intervene to protect the victim, unless the
same jeopardizes their safety/security
4. The Child Protection Committee (CPC) established by DepEd Order 40
shall also be the Anti-Bullying Committee
5. Composition of Committee:
 School Head/Admin-Chair

 Guidance Counselor/Teacher-Vice Chair

 Rep of teachers designated by faculty

 Rep of parents as designated by PTA

 Rep of students, except in kinder, as designated by student council-

optional for private schools

 Rep from community as designated by Punong Barangay, preferably

from the Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC)

6. Jurisdiction for complaints of bullying and other acts under the IRR:
exclusive: DepEd or private school and not subject to barangay
settlement
7. Procedures must include:
 Immediate responses-ANYONE who has personal knowledge must
immediately call the attention of ANY school personnel
 School personnel once notified is expected to intervene:

 Stop the bullying immediately

 Remove students from harm and provide medical attention if needed

 Bring the bully to the Guidance Office or designated personnel
8. Anonymous reporting to be entertained
9. Person reporting to be afforded protection
10. Fact-finding and documentation:
 Designated school official to:
 Interview parties involved separately
 Assess threat level, devise intervention strategies

 Inform parents of both parties of the steps to be taken

 Make recommendations to CPC
11. CPC to determine the intervention programs for parties involved.
12. Schools may refer parties to trained professionals outside the
school
13. Disciplinary measures must be according to nature, gravity of the
bullying and attendant circumstances
14. Due process must be observed
15. Community service may be a form of punishment if the same is
in the rules and regulations of the school
16. CPC supervises the intervention programs
17. On due process:
 Student and his parents to be informed IN WRITING of the complaint

 Student to be given the opportunity to answer with assistance of

parents/guardians
 Decision of the school head shall be IN WRITING, stating the basis

thereof
 School head’s decision may be appealed to Division Office of DepEd
18. False accusation of bullying also to be sanctioned
19. Bullying incidents are confidential and breach thereof by school
personnel is likewise sanctioned

Singapore
In Singapore, 5,825 students, randomly selected from 168 public
schools, and 290 students from nine private schools, took the
computer-based test.
The most common form of bullying experienced by students here was
being made fun of by other students, with 18.3 per cent saying they
experienced this at least a few times a month. The OECD average was
10.9 per cent.

The Pisa study suggested that in Singapore, bullying could be more

frequent in schools where teachers were perceived as being unfair,
and where schools have a poor disciplinary climate, causing students
to be more likely to engage in high-risk behavior.

HEALTH
 HIV/AIDS

Under the Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act, all private employers and employees shall be
regularly provided with standardized basic information and instruction of HIV and AIDS,
including topics on confidentiality in the workplace and reduction or elimination of stigma and
discrimination. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) shall provide free
standardized basic information and conduct instruction for the private sector.

The Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act prohibits misinformation on HIV and AIDS, which
includes false and misleading advertising or claims in any form of media.

The Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act strengthens and focuses on the following concepts:
confidentiality, prohibition on discriminatory practices, and non-compulsory nature of HIV
testing.
South Africa
In 2016, the government launched a national campaign to try to improve health outcomes for
young women. The ‘She Conquers’ campaign focused on decreasing teenage pregnancies,
preventing gender-based violence, keeping girls in school, and increasing economic
opportunities for young women. Young women and adolescent girls who are considered at high
risk of HIV infection are also now eligible for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).21

MORALS OF THE CITIZENRY

When one hears public officials say that honesty is not a requirement for public office, it insults
the common sense of the citizenry whose money pays for these officials’ salaries to precisely
perform their functions uprightly.

If at all, such pronouncement exhibits an utter miscomprehension, if not ignorance, of the true
nature of public service.

In 1960, the Supreme Court, in Nera vs. Garcia, admonished: “The government cannot tolerate in its
service a dishonest official, even if he performs his duties correctly and well, because by reason of his
government position, he is given more and ample opportunity to commit acts of dishonesty against
his fellowmen, even against offices and entities of the government other than the office where he is
employed; and by reason of his office, he enjoys and possesses a certain influence and power which
renders the victims of his grave misconduct, oppression, and dishonesty less disposed and prepared
to resist and to counteract his evil acts and actuations.”

And when a high public official arrogantly and openly says that nobody has any concern in his or her
private businesses or affairs, one can legitimately question if this official truly understands the danger
of conflicts of interest prejudicial to public service or, understanding it, desires to deceive the public,
especially his followers, to believe that their private life is separable from public life.

As public officials and employees, we have the duty of protecting not only our integrity but also that
of the government. We owe it to the Filipino people to have integrity. It means we cannot be
bribed, bought, swayed, coerced, or made to do something that does not adhere to the
highest moral standards.