The document discusses human rights concerns in the Philippines and efforts taken in San Luis to ensure human rights and development. It outlines key human rights issues in the country including reproductive health, rights of vulnerable groups, and political killings. San Luis works to respect people's right to development by actively engaging communities, respecting self-determination, and ensuring non-discrimination and fair distribution of benefits. The municipality receives various awards for its performance in governance, financial management, transparency, and delivery of services while upholding human rights.

1. Human Rights and Sustainable
Human Development in
Philippine Local Governments
A Special Session Presentation
Annabelle C. Tangson,CPA,MGM
Mayor
National President of Lady Municipal Mayors Association
of the Philippines and the Philippines International
Sisterhood and Twinning Association

2. Outline
• Human rights concerns in the Philippines
• Ensuring the right to development in San Luis
• Public servants and government must always
be close to the people
• Rights based and good governance

3. Concerns about rights in the
Philippines
• Reproductive health and rights – Supreme Court
recently declared that the RH law (Republic Act
10354) is constitutional, now services must be
delivered to fulfill these rights.
• Human rights in times of disasters particularly
women who become victims of gender based
violence. Girls and relocation sites are reported
trafficked.

4. Concerns about rights in the
Philippines
• Rights of the most vulnerable need more
attention, laws to be implemented for Senior
Citizens, Persons and Children with Disability, and
Indigenous peoples.
• Political and media related killings happen
• Compensation of human rights victims and claims
of coconut farmers from levy funds are current
discussions in the Philippines.

5. Mandates
• Philippine Constitution Bill of Rights
• Government has a Commission on Human
Rights
• Philippines is signatory to many International
Human Rights conventions and treaties

6. The Philippines is signatory to a number of United Nations
human rights treaties, including:
1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR);
2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), ratified on 23
October 1986;
3. United Nations Convention Against Torture, acceded to on 18 June 1986;
4. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination,
ratified on 15 September 1967;
5. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ratified
on 7 June 1974;
6. United Nations Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families, ratified on 5 July 1995;
7. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women, ratified on 5 August 1981;
8. Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified on 21 August 1990; and,
9. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified on 15 April
2008.

7. In local governance the rights
of the most vulnerable,
particularly women is very
important.
Likewise, the rights of the child,
rights of persons with
disability, indigenous peoples,
and the elderly.

8. Reference Slide: Laws of Women’s Rights in the
Philippines
• RA 6725 (April 27, 1989)
An Act Strengthening the Prohibition on Discrimination Against Women with Respect to Terms and
Conditions of Employment, Amending for the Purpose Article One Hundred Thirty-Five of the Labor
Code, As Amended
• RA 6972 (November 23, 1990)
An Act Establishing a Day Care Center in Every Barangay Instituting Therein a Total Development
and Protection of Children Program, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
• RA 7192 (December 11, 1991)
An Act Promoting the Integration of Women as Full and Equal Partners of Men in Development and
Nation Building and for Other Purposes
• RA 7322 (March 30, 1992)
An Act Increasing Maternity Benefits in Favor of Women Workers in the Private Sector, Amending
for the Purpose Section 14-A of Republic Act No. 1161, as Amended and for Other Purposes
• RA 7600 (June 17, 1992)
An Act Requiring All Government and Private Health Institutions with Obstetrical Services to Adopt
Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Practices and for Other Purposes
•

9. Reference Slide: Laws of Women’s Rights in the
Philippines
• RA 7822 (February 20, 1995)
An Act Providing Assistance to Women Engaging in Micro and Cottage Business
Enterprises, and for Other Purposes
• RA 8353 (September 30, 1997) – this includes marital rape
An Act Expanding the Definition of the Crime of Rape, Reclassifying the Same as a
Crime Against Persons, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended,
Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, and for Other Purposes
• RA 8369 (October 28, 1997)
An Act Establishing Family Courts, granting Them Exclusive Original Jurisdiction
Over Child and Family Cases, Amending Batas Pambansa No. 192, as Amended,
Otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, Appropriating Funds
Therefor and for Other Purposes
• RA 9262 (March 8, 2004)
An Act Defining Violence Against Women and Their Children, Providing Protective
Measures for Victims, Prescribing Penalties Therefor and for Other Purposes

10. Right to Development in the
Philippines, San Luis in
perspective

11. People at the Center
of Development
- A key requirement on the UN Declaration on
the Right to Development:
People in their
own communities
know best, local
solutions are best.

12. Ensuring free,
active and
meaningful
participation
- A key requirement on the UN
Declaration on the Right to
Development:We visit each and
every village on a
regular basis. We
listen and we take
action.
We respond to
what the people
want.

13. Securing Non
Discrimination
- A key requirement on the UN
Declaration on the Right to
Development:
Everyone is a citizen, everyone has a right to participate,
everyone deserves service from government.

14. Fairly distributing the benefits of
development
- A key requirement on the UN Declaration on the Right to Development:
We bring benefits to the people, pro actively, without discrimination

15. Respecting Self determination, and
sovereignty over natural resources
- A key requirement on the UN Declaration on the Right to Development:
Local governments enables
people’s self determination to
sustainably use local natural
resources

16. Civil, political, economic, social and
cultural rights are respected,
protected and fulfilled - A key requirement on the
UN Declaration on the Right to Development:
We plan together, we listen to the silent
voices because we believe that we should
always respect, protect and fulfill human
rights

17. Local Governments works closely
with the people.
Go to the people,
Live among them,
Learn from them,
Plan with them,
Work with them,
- First five lines, Credo for Rural Reconstruction

18. Meeting with
people
where they
are.
Go to the people,
Live among them,
Learn from them,
Plan with them,
Work with them,
- First five lines, Credo for Rural Reconstruction

19. Feeling what
the people
are going
through.
Go to the people,
Live among them,
Learn from them,
Plan with them,
Work with them,
- First five lines, Credo for Rural Reconstruction

20. Because we
consult, we
learn, the
people are
the experts
on local
development
, We serve,
Go to the people,
Live among them,
Learn from them,
Plan with them,
Work with them,
- First five lines, Credo for Rural Reconstruction

21. Planning
together to
move in one
direction.
Go to the people,
Live among them,
Learn from them,
Plan with them,
Work with them,
- First five lines, Credo for Rural Reconstruction

22. Teamwork
works. We all
have a role
and a
responsibility.
Go to the people,
Live among them,
Learn from them,
Plan with them,
Work with them,
- First five lines, Credo for Rural Reconstruction

23.  San Luis is a 2nd class municipality with 18 barangays
with 102 sitios and puroks. Our income the past year was
PhP119,966,632.75 (FY 2013).
With modest resources, discipline and drive we
achieved the following:
1. SLGR Average Score of 4.89
2. Sound financial management (absence of an
adverse or a disclaimer COA opinion on local
financial transaction)
3. Observance of Full Disclosure Policy

24. In 2011 San Luis was awarded the
SEAL OF GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

25. The Seal of Good
Housekeeping recognizes
LGU San Luis with good
performance in internal
housekeeping focusing
in four areas, namely: (1)
Good Planning; (2) Sound
Fiscal Management; (3)
Transparency and
Accountability; and (4)
Valuing of Performance
Information.

26. DILG Secretary Manuel Roxas II conferred to
the municipal government of San Luis,
under the leadership of Mayor Annabelle C.
Tangson, the coveted Gawad Pamana ng
Lahi award for Central Luzon during the
awarding ceremony titled “Gawad Pagkilala
sa Natatanging Pamamahala” held at the
Oxford Hotel, Clarkfield, Pampanga last
October 24, 2012.

27. 2013 Best LGU in
Customer Relations
Given last April 14, 2014 on
the occasion of the “8th
Recognition of Outstanding
Central Luzon LGUs
Implementing the Streamlining
Program in the Issuance of
Mayors Permits

28. Municipality of San Luis, Aurora- No. 6 TOP
PERFORMING MUNICIPALITY IN THE PHILIPPINES
FOR 2011

29. TOP PERFORMING
MUNICIPALITY IN REGION 3
for Profile Years 2010, 2011
and 2012

30. - Municipal Civil Registrar’s Office of San
Luis was awarded as 1ST Place for both
National and Regional Level Extra-Small
Category in Performance of Delivery of Civil
Registration Services.

32. LGU of San Luis was awarded as 2012 Most
Outstanding LGU Implementing the Issuance of
Mayor’s Permit

33. The Bureau of Local Government Finance Region III awarded the
Municipality of San Luis for achieving 351.01% collection
efficiency on other income and rank no. 1 among the
municipalities of province of Aurora for CY 2011.

34. Conclusion
• Human rights in governance is very important
• Public servants respect, protect and fulfill the right of
every constituent to development
• Heed the voice of the people, pay attention and act
immediately.
• A rights based approach leads to participation,
transparency and accountability - good governance