PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1

CHAPTER 1

HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE PHILIPPINES

PHOEBE LHOU GADGAD CATAO-AN

INTRODUCTION
 Human rights are norms that describes certain standards of human behavior that are
regularly protected as natural and legal rights in municipal and international law. Human rights
protect people from inhuman acts and cruelty. It is an essential component of democracy. The
guarantee of equal social opportunities and protect under the law, regardless of race, religion or
other characteristics. Human rights also guarantee people the means of necessary to satisfy take
full advantages of all opportunities. They are commonly understood invaluable.

The importance of human rights and civil rights protects people from inhuman acts and
cruelty. It also guarantees people the means necessary to satisfy their basic needs such as food,
housing, and education, so they can take full advantages of all opportunities. But as the years
rolled by, number of people where called racist and inhuman acts and many are listed in the
united nation were killed due to racist and other acts. Human rights allow to stand up to societal
corruption: The concept of human rights allows people to speak up when they experience abuse
and corruption. This is why specific rights like the right to assemble are so crucial because no
society is perfect. The concept of human rights empowers people and tells them that they deserve
dignity from society, either the government or their work environment. When they don’t receive
it, they stand up.

In this study, we have to develop a survey to all respondents. Therefore, allowing people
to support human rights that the people will learn how human rights is important and being equal
no matter what characters we are.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

 Human rights are certain unalienable rights attached to people which are endowed by
God. They include everything from the right to speak openly without fear, to set material wealth
for happiness, to profess a religion, to the right to decent shelter and healthcare. In this sense, all
people have the same rights and must defend and respect one another’s human rights. They may
not take other people’s rights away because it violates against human rights.

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Human rights are the
basic rights and freedom to which all human beings are entitled, including rights for life and
liberty as well a freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law, and whose
exercise the government or any institution may not interfere. Human rights are premised on the
recognition of the equal worth and dignity of every human being regardless of any distinguishing
characteristic such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political, or other opinion, national or
social origin, property, birth or other status. This gives rice to the twin fundamental principles of
equality and non-discrimination (Handaumlusermann, 1997).

However, a violation of human rights is still found at any time and at any place. The form
of unjust treatment or discrimination of the superior towards the inferior is an example of a
violation of human rights. It, therefore, becomes one of crucial issues for the international
community from time to time which is commonly exposed in both electronic and printed media.
It proves that a violation of human rights does still exist in certain places.

An issue of human rights can also be seen in a movie. Some filmmakers often use their
movies as media for expressing both their response to the violation of human rights happening in
certain places and their promotion for human rights reinforcement. As a product of technology, a
movie often illustrates and reflects the real situation and condition of the movie makers’
surrounding society.

Having information from above being merged. Researchers came up to a decision which
was to conduct a study that regards the human rights and movement that every people will be
protected against the rights.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

 The objective of the study is to access in the broader context of human rights monitoring.
Specific questions that the researchers aim to answer are the following:
How can we defend our human rights to others?
What are the importance of human rights in every individual?
Why do some groups require special human rights?
Why do we talk about human rights and not human responsibilities?
Do human rights depend on culture?

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

Based on the problem statement, the writer determines three objectives of the research:
to enjoy whatever rights to have freedom everywhere
human rights are to avoid trouble whatever racist where it can lead to
depression.
Some groups require human rights to support people by religion, culture,
races, education, basic needs, and LGBTQ.
Everybody has duty in the community in which alone and free and full
development of his personality is possible.
International human rights are universally recognized regardless of culture
difference, but their practical implementation does demand sensitivity to
culture

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
 ECE
IMPLEMENTATION
ON
HUMAN RIGHTS

UNITED NATION: -LGBTQ

-INTERNATIONAL -RACES

-GOVERNMENT -RELIGION

-EDUCATION

-CULTURE

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

HUMAN RIGHTS
AND CROSS-CUTTING NORMS
STANDARDS
 ATTRIBUTE OF A RIGHT

STRUCTURAL INDICATORS INDICATOR ON

CROSS-CUTTING
HUMAN RIGHTS
NORMS.
PROCESS INDICATOR

OUTCOME INDICATOR

PARADIGM:

INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT
VARIABLE VARIABLE

DEPENDENT VARIABLE/INDEPENDENT
VARIABLE

*PEOPLE
AFFECT/
*SITUATION CONATION
*ATTENTION SEQUENCE
*GOVERNMENT
*AWARENESS

*LEARNING

HYPOTHESIS AND ASSUMPTION

ASSUMPTION
 This study is conducted based on the following assumptions:
 Human rights is supported by the government.
 The researchers are done manually and now requires automation.
 Researchers will conduct survey and interview to 20-40 respondents

HYPOTHESIS
The purpose of the present study is to ascertain general tendencies according to which
human rights so vary with social, cultural, and political characteristics. Although, rigorous casual
inferences may be methodologically unwarranted at this point, some prepositions as to which
macro-social conditions serves as facilitators of human rights in the global community may be
derived.

The underlying premise of this study is that the degree of human rights violations covers
with certain contextual characteristics of the society. These hypothesis assumes that there are in
the context of a political system, predictors of human right practices.

SCOPE AND DILIMATATIONS

In general, the focus of this study is all about religion, LGBT, races, education, and
culture that people will understand the rights of every people. About 20-40 respondents were
surveyed. This study is largely dependent on the honesty, sincerity and integrity of the
respondents.

In this proposed system, records and files are computerized and collected for accessibility
and portability. However, respondents are way more supporting human rights and learned every
right.

LIMITATION OF STUDY
 It is necessary for the writer to limit the scope of the study in order not to make the study
go too far. The limitation of the study as is follows:
 Researchers will be surveying 20-40 respondents in one barangay
 The human right is limited to equal treatment in employment.
 The view of the policy makers, human rights organization.
 Supporting every rights in culture, religion, races, education, LGBTQ.

BENEFITS OF THE STUDY

Hopefully, the result of the study gives both theoretical and practical benefits.

THEORETICAL BENEFIT
This study is to be expected to contribute the knowledge development particularly
the work study on the rights of culture, religion, races, education, and LGBTQ.
PRACTICAL BENEFITS
This study is expected to give deeper understanding about human rights especially
from the aspect of individual and give input to other researchers who are interested in analyzing
each respondents with their own opinion.

RESEARCH METHOD

This section is primarily to specify how the writer plans to conduct the research. It
includes the description of type of research, research object, types of data and data sources,
method of data collection, and technique of data analysis.

TYPE OF RESEARCH
In conducting this research, the writer uses qualitative study in the form of library.
The writer wants to observe the form of the major character’s fight for human rights and its
influences on his personality.
RESEARCH OBJECT
The object of the study is all about culture, religion, races, education, and
LGBTQ.

TYPES OF DATA AND DATA SOURCE

 In conducting this study, the writer attains the data from the respondent itself that have
relation to the study. Basically, the data can be categorized into two types: primary data and
secondary data. The sources of the data depend on the types of the data. The description of each
type and source of the data is as follows:
a. Primary Data
The sources of the primary data are the researcher and the respondents.
The data include the dialogs among the character involved in surveying.
b. Secondary Data
The secondary data are taken from other sources which are related to the
primary data. The data include: website references, the psychological
perspective, website about human rights.

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE
 HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

NAME(OPTIONAL):

GENDER:

OCCUPATION:

Dear respondents,
This questionnaire is prepared for my educational research entitled "Human Rights in
the Philippines”. Please read the below statements and put check for the same. Your responses
use only for educational and research purposes. Hope your kind co-operation for the same.

S1 QUESTIONS RESPONSE
NO.
1 ‘Rights’ mean the social situation for leading a happy life. YES NO
( ) ( )
2 ‘Right to live’ is the prime and basic right of human beings YES NO
( ) ( )
3 ‘The right to equality’ is the foundation of democracy. YES NO
( ) ( )
4 The right to select and do a profession or job is an economic YES NO
right. No citizen have right to approach the Supreme Court or ( ) ( )
high court if any fundamental rights are violated.
5 There are commissions at national and state level to make YES NO
complaints against human rights violation. ( ) ( )
6 9th December is observing as ‘International human rights day’. YES NO
( ) ( )
7 The people of the Philippines have no right to choose the YES NO
religion they like. ( ) ( )
8 UN charter gives more importance to human rights. YES NO
( ) ( )

________________________________________

PHOEBE LHOU GADGAD CATAO-AN

RESEARCHER

Please CHECK each statement as your response. If you:

 Strongly Agree = SA

Agree = A
Undecided = U
Disagree = DA and
Strongly Disagree = SDA.

S1 STATEMENTS SA A U DA SDA
NO.
1 I have sufficient control in my
behavior, thoughts, and emotions
2 Sometimes I am sad, desperate and
tired.
3 Sometimes I am in tension and
emotionally much in trouble.
4 I am happy and satisfied in my
personnel life
5 Sometimes I lost my control over my
mind and felt an uncertainty while
dealing with problems
6 Each day I felt freshness.
7 I am fully interested in all my daily
activities
8 I give my support to those friends
who are in trouble
9 As a faithful person I give counseling
to the needy those who approach
me.
10 My parents are taking care of my
interests and they give sufficient
supports accordingly
11 I am aware and conscious about the
mutual relationship between and
friends.
12 I am strongly disagreeing on corporal
punishments.
13 I know that insulting and hurting the
sentiments of others is punishable.
14 I find myself time to enjoying music,
art, drama, film etc.
15 I get chances for expressing my
feeling and thoughts independently.
16 The chances and opportunities for
success never denied to me.
17 Peace of mind, comfort and calmness
etc. are an oasis to me.
18 It is better to live with our own
matters.
19 Earth is a common hermitage for all
living beings.
20 I am the preserver, transmitter and
transformer of my great heritage and
democracy.

________________________________
PHOEBE LHOU GADGAD CATAO-AN
RESEARCHER

QUESTIONNAIRE
 HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES
NAME(OPTIONAL):
GENDER:
OCCUPATION:

Dear respondents,
This questionnaire is prepared for my educational research entitled "Human Rights in
the Philippines”. Please read the below statements and put check mark for the same. Your
responses use only for educational and research purposes. Hope your kind co-operation for the
same.

 MULTIPLE CHOICE
PLEASE CHECK EACH QUESTION

 FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW, HOW SERIOUS IS THE OVERALL HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN
THE PHILIPPINES?
____ A very serious problem
____ A fairly serious problem
____ A minor problem
____ Not a problem
____ Not sure

 THINKING ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD,
HOW WOULD YOU RANK THE PHILIPPINES?
____ One of the very best
____ Above average
____ A little below average
____ Near the bottom
____ Not sure

 FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS A RESPONDENT, DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE OR ARE NOT
LEARNING THINGS IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WILL HELP YOU TO CARE ABOUT AND DEAL
WITH THE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS FACING OUR SOCIETY?
____ Yes, I am learning to deal with societal problem in the environment
____ no, I am not learning to deal with societal problem in the environment
____ not sure
ANSWER WITH YOUR OWN OPINION:
 IS THERE AN OBLIGATION TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON HUMAN RIGHTS?

 DO YOU THINK ONLY RICH PEOPLE WILL BE EDUCATED? (SPECIFY)

 DO CULTURE DEPENDS ON HUMAN RIGHTS?

 HOW CAN WE SHOW HUMAN RIGHTS IM OUR OWN CULTURE?

 WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF LGBTQ IN OUR COUNTRY?

 DOES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN THE PHILIPINES PASSED IN THE

LEGISLATURE?

 DOES RACISM IN THE PHILIPINES MATTER?

 WHAT CAN UNSAY ABOUT THE ISSUE #CANCELKOREA?

 DOES RELIGION AFFECT HUMAN RIGHTS?

 HOW RELIGION INFLUENCES THE UNDERSTANDING AND INTERPRETATION

OF BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS?

____________________________________

PHOEBE LHOU GADGAD CATAO-AN

RESEARCHER