ACTIVITY II

Assessment

Name: Bernabe, Princess Andrea C. Facilitator: Marlene Dionicio

Section/Course: BS EnSci 1A Date: January 24, 2022

TRUE OR FALSE

1. Human rights allow a person to live with dignity and in peace.

Answer: TRUE

2.The rights of Filipinos can be found in Article II of the 1970 Philippine Constitution.

Answer: FALSE

3. Known today as the Cyrus Cylinder, this ancient record has now been recognized as
the world’s first charter of human rights.

Answer: TRUE

4. Human rights, according to the Meriam Webster of Philosophy, refers to norms that
aim to protect people from political, legal, and social abuses.

Answer: FALSE

5. Criminals or those in conflict with the aw are still protected by rights as indicated in
many legal documents such as the Philippines’ Criminal Code and UN’s Standard
Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

Answer: TRUE.

6. According to the 1987 Philippine Constitutions defined as the declaration and

enumeration of a person’s rights and privileges which the Constitution is designed to
protect against violations by the government or by individuals or group of individuals.

Answer: TRUE

7. There are five classes of rights

Answer: FALSE
8. The Philippines Constitution has 25 Human Rights under Articles 3, 1987.

Answer: FALSE

9. Freedom of Association is one of Human Rights under the Philippine Constitution.

Answer: TRUE

10. December 10 is also considered as the United Nations Human Rights Day.

Answer: TRUE

1. What are human rights?

- Human rights are principles that respect and preserve the dignity of all
people. Human rights control how individuals live in society and interact
with one another, as well as their relationship with the State and the
responsibility that the State owes to them.

2. What laws or legal documents ensure the human rights of Filipino?

- The rights of Filipinos are codified in Article III of the 1987 Philippine
Constitution. It is also known as the Bill of Rights, and it contains 22
clauses that outline the rights and privileges of Filipino citizens, which the
Constitution must safeguard at all costs.

3. Do criminals or those who break the law still enjoy human rights?

- Everything and everyone. Criminals, the president, and police officers are
all human beings. The force of human rights originates from their
recognition of everyone as equal in terms of human dignity. It is the
responsibility of the state or government to "respect, preserve, and fulfill"
these rights.

4. Enumerate the rights under the 1987 Philippine Constitution?

1.The rights to life, liberty and property

2.The right against unreasonable searches and seizures
3.Right to Privacy of Communication and Correspondence
4.Freedom of Expression and Assembly
5.Freedom of Religion
6.Liberty of Abode and Right to Travel
7.The right of the people to information on matters of public concern
8.Freedom of Association
9.Prohibition against Expropriation of Property without just compensation
10.Prohibition against Impairment of Contract
11.Free Access to the Court and Quasi-Judicial Bodies
12.Right to counsel and the right to remain silent
13.The right to bail
14.Right to presumption of innocence
15.Rights of the accused in criminal prosecution
16.Right to Habeas Corpus
17.Right to speedy disposition of cases
18.Right against self-incrimination
19.The right against excessive, cruel or unusual punishment
20.Right against involuntary servitude
21.Right against double Jeopardy
22.Right against the bill of attainder and ex post facto law