Professional Documents
Culture Documents
(Social Justice)
Beneficiary of social
Duty of the State to justice policy:
promote Social Justice: 1) economically
•aims of policy to promote social disadvantage
justice
2)preferential concern by the
a)to protect and enhance the right State for their welfare
of all people to human dignity
b)to reduce social, economic, and Social justice through
political inequalities; and promotion of equality of
c) to removed cultural inequities opportunity:
•measures to achieve aims 1)structural defect of our society
•commitment to create economic 2)as to education
opportunities
(Social Justice)
Section 3.
(Labor)
Right of workers:
•Right to self-organization.
•Right to collective bargaining.
•Right to collective negotiation.
•Right to peaceful and concerted activities including the
right to strike.
•Right to security of tenure.
•Right to just and humane conditions of work.
•Right to a living wage.
•Right to participate in policy and decision-making
processes.
Section 4.
(Health)
Section 13.
(Health)
Section 14.
The state shall:
•Protect working women by providing safe and healthful
working conditions
(Women)
Section 16.
Section 15.
(Human Rights)
Section 18.
The Commission on Human Rights shall have the following powers and functions:
(Human Rights)
7.) Monitor the Philippine Government’s compliance with
international treaty obligations on human rights;
(Human Rights)
Section 19.
The congress may provide for other cases of violations of
human rights that should fall within the authority of the
Commission, taking into account its recommendations.
(Human Rights)
Investigatory power of the Commission:
(Human Rights)
Take home activity
1. Discuss at least 2 current issues that violates human rights. State your facts and
criticisms.
2. In the current state of the country, what particular part of Article 13 needs
some enhancement or revision? Why? Discuss with facts.