ALHADEETHA MINDANAO COLLEGE

Dalapang, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur

MODULE
PEACE AND ORDER EDUCATION

Prepared by: NANANG B. TAMPUGAO

Peace education activities promote the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will help
people either to prevent the occurrence of conflict, resolve conflicts peacefully,
or create social conditions conducive to peace. Core values of nonviolence and
social justice are central to peace education.
Peace education is a means of socializing children for peace and of preventing
violence and social injustice. Peace education may occur formally through activities
in schools, yet also occurs informally at home, among peers, in the community, and in
the wider society.
 STUDY GUIDE

A few reminders that will ensure your success in this modules:

1. Make sure that you are in good condition before starting this module. Bear in
mind the schedule guide.
2. Prepare yourself and make sure the area is conducive and will not affect your
concentration;
3. Schedule and manage your time to read and understand each part of the
modules;
4. Read the lesson objectives, study schedule and directions of each part. Make
sure to read it carefully so you will understand the point;
5. If there is some part of the module that you will not understand, you may ask
other family members to help you. If the case will not work, message me first
with your concerned indicated the “specific questions and page of modules”
so that I can help you for assistance;
6. Before you start doing your tasks, make sure your readiness. Do not settle
with the low standard and do not adapt student’s famous tagline “Bahala na
Portion” because I will rate you 5 indicated as failed. Instead, target the
highest standards in doing your assigned tasks so that you will rate highest;
7. Make sure you will not miss any part of the module and you will not miss to
accomplish every activity. See always the study schedule as your reminders;
8. You are allowed to read in advance and scan the module prior to the
schedule. Just follow and do what makes easy and comfortable;
9. Make sure that you submitted the module/activities before the deadline of
submission because all the research processes are connected you will find it
difficult to catch up if you miss the deadline of some of the requirements;
10. While waiting for my feedback of your submitted output, you continue doing
your assigned task so that you time will not waste.
11. Make sure you answer all the activities, assessment and evaluation. If badly
needed, do not hesitate to keep in touch with me through any available
means. Your final research output must be submitted through of the following
account: for: gmail account (ntampugao2018@gmail.com).
12. Your output should be grammatically correct sentences.
13. Lastly, do not forget to indicate all of your references and avoid plagiarism.
 HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Human rights in the Philippines are protected by the Constitution of the Philippines, to make sure
that persons in the Philippines are able to live peacefully and with dignity, safe from the abuse of any
individuals or institutions, including the state.

Human rights issues

Torture
Numerous sources ha reported that torture was being practiced by the Communist Party of the
Philippines-New Peoples Army, police and other security forces.

Labor Code
Main article: Labor Code of the Philippines

The Labor Code is the legal code governing employment practices and labor relations in the
Philippines. The Labor Code stipulates standards in terms of wages and monetary benefits, hours of
work, leaves, rest days, holiday pays, and benefits, among others.
Prior to the Marcos Martial Law Era in the Philippines, all labor laws were not codified.  President
Marcos tasked a committee from the then-called Department of Labor (now the Department of Labor
and Employment or DOLE) to consolidate all the existing labor laws of the Philippines. The
committee was composed of: Amado G. Inciong, the then Undersecretary of Labor, acting as the
chairman of the committee, Director Ricardo Castro, the head of the subcommittee on Labor
Relations, Director Diego Atienza, the head of the subcommittee on Labor Standards, and Director
Rony Diaz, the head of the subcommittee on Employment and Training. The result was Presidential
Decree No. 442 ("PD 442") or "A Decree Instituting the Labor Code and Consolidating Labor and
Social Laws to Afford Protection to Labor, Promote Employment and Human Resources
Development and Insure the Industrial Peace Based on Social Justice," otherwise known as the
"Labor Code of the Philippines". The consolidation was finished on May 1, 1974, and took effect on
November 1, 1974.

Indigenous peoples' rights

The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act
The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997 recognized and promoted the rights of Indigenous
Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICC/IPs) enumerated within the framework of the
Constitution. It committed the State to recognize and promote the rights of ICCs/IPs to:

 Protect the rights of ICCs/IPs to their ancestral domains to ensure their economic, social and
cultural well-being and shall recognize the applicability of customary laws governing property
rights or relations in determining the ownership and extent of ancestral domain;
 Recognize, respect and protect the rights of ICCs/IPs to preserve and develop their cultures,
traditions and institutions. It shall consider these rights in the formulation of national laws and
policies;
 Guarantee that members of the ICCs/IPs regardless of sex, shall equally enjoy the full measure
of human rights and freedoms without distinction or discrimination;
 Take measures, with the participation of the ICCs/IPs concerned, to protect their rights and
guarantee respect for their cultural integrity, and to ensure that members of the ICCs/IPs benefit
 on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant
to other members of the population.
It declared that the State recognizes its obligations to respond to the strong expression of the
ICCs/IPs for cultural integrity by assuring maximum ICC/IP participation in the direction of education,
health, as well as other services of ICCs/IPs, in order to render such services more responsive to the
needs and desires of these communities.

Transnational advocacy
There are international advocacy groups that aim to promote the causes of environmental and
human rights defenders in Mindanao, Philippines. Activism carried out by transnational
organizations, which may be described as ‘participatory’, may solicit engagement from local actors,
stakeholders, and poor members of communities and include them all in policymaking decisions.
Regarding the Lumad, human rights defenders wish to bring attention to Indigenous social issues.
According to Duraippah et al., ideal participation is reached when the principles of transparency and
empowerment—through the education of transnational actors through local actors —emphasize the
needs of Indigenous peoples.

Stakeholder organizations

Government
Commission on Human Rights
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is an independent office created by Section 18, Article XIII
of the Philippine Constitution, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights
violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines. The commission is composed of a
Chairperson and four members, majority of which must be lawyers under the constitution.
The commission is empowered to investigate all forms of human rights violations involving civil and
political rights, adopt rules of procedure and issue contempt citations, provide appropriate legal
measures for the protection of human rights of all criminals within the Philippines, and several other
powers in relation to the protection of human rights.

Programs
The CHR is in charge of the following programs;

1. Human Rights Protection Program

o The Human Rights Protection Program implemented the Legal and Investigation Office
which provides legal aid and counseling services; conducts monitoring of
cases/complaints with concerned agencies; conducts rights based public inquiry on
issues and concerns of marginalized and disadvantage sectors; and conducts studies to
establish certain human rights conditions/situations affecting human development for
the adoption of policies, programs and measures for the promotion of human rights. The
Legal and Investigation Office also provides appropriate human rights investigative
interventions; medico-legal services; conducts alternative dispute resolution of cases
 thru mediation; quick reaction activities; fact finding missions; rights based situation
tracking and rights based investigative monitoring.
2. The Human Rights Education Teaching Exemplars
o The CHR established linkages and collaboration efforts with the Department of
Education with this effort, the two agencies forged a Joint of Declaration of Undertaking
(JDU) in 1992 and a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in 1996 which provided
development of human rights education curriculum for integration across the two levels
of education. To implement the main provision of the Memorandum of Agreement, a
joint project was undertaken entitled: Writing Workshop in the Development of Human
Rights Education Teaching Exemplars for the Elementary and the Secondary Levels.
3. Human Rights Linkages Development and Strategic Planning
o The CHR established a Legislative and Program Division which is in charge of
monitoring bills with human rights implications filed in Congress and coordinating in the
preparation of the CHRP position on proposed measures. The LPD has participated in
almost all committee hearings and Technical Working Group meetings in both houses of
Congress and in such other fora on matters with human rights implications. Right to
Development Program. A system of developing and monitoring rights-based programs
and measures across institutions aimed at creating enabling environment for poverty
reduction linked with the nine components of good governance as follows: Electoral and
Political Reforms, Right to Development, Judicial Reform, Anti-Corruption, Governance
Review, Civil Service & Economic Management, Globalization and Corporate
Citizenship, Decentralization & Local Governance.

Department of Justice
The Department of Justice of the Philippine Government is its principal law agency. It derives its
mandate primarily from the Administrative Code of 1987 (Executive Order No. 292). It carries out this
mandate through the Department Proper and the Department's attached agencies under the direct
control and supervision of the Secretary of Justice.
The DOJ, through its offices and constituent/attached agencies, is also the government's legal
counsel and representative in litigations and proceedings requiring the services of a Lawyer;
implements the Philippines' laws on the admission and stay of aliens within its territory; and provides
free legal services to indigent and other qualified citizens.
Functions
As the principal law agency of the Philippines, the Department of Justice carries out specific
functions in order to fulfill its basic functions

1. Administration of the Criminal Justice System

o The DOJ investigates the commission of crimes and prosecutes offenders through
the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the National Prosecution Service (NPS),
respectively. The DOJ administers the probation and correction system of the country
through the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), the Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP) and
the Parole and Probation Administration (PPA).
2. Legal Counsel of Government
o The DOJ, through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and the Office of the
Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), acts as the legal representative of the
Government of the Philippines, its agencies and instrumentalities including government
owned and controlled corporations and their subsidiaries, officials and agents in any
proceeding, investigation or matter requiring the services of a lawyer.
 3. Provision of Free Legal Assistance
o The DOJ provides free legal assistance/representation to indigents and poor litigants as
well as other qualified persons in criminal, civil, and labor cases, administrative and
other quasi-judicial proceedings and non-commercial disputes through the Public
Attorney's Office (PAO) pursuant to Republic act No. 9406.
4. Alternative Dispute Resolution
o The Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004 (RA 9285) created the Office for
Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR), which is an agency attached to the DOJ which
function is to promote, develop and expand the use of alternative dispute resolution in
civil and commercial disputes.
5. Other Functions

1. Witness protection – The Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act (R.A. 6981),
mandates the DOJ to formulate and implement a Witness Protection, Security and
Benefit Program for the admission and protection of witnesses.
2. Anti Human trafficking – The Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (R.A. 9208),
mandates the prosecution of persons accused of human trafficking and for that
purpose, created the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT).
3. Rape Victim Assistance and Protection – The Rape Victim Assistance and Protection
Act of 1998 (RA 8505), mandated the DOJ to participate in inter-agency efforts to
establish Rape Crisis Centers in every city or province for the purpose of rendering
assistance to rape victims.
4. Anti-Child Pornography – The Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (R.A. 9775),
designates the Secretary of Justice as member of Inter-Agency Council Against
Child Pornography that is tasked to coordinate, monitor and oversee the
implementation of Anti-Child Pornography Act

Organizational structure
The Department of Justice is headed by the Secretary of Justice, assisted by four Undersecretaries
and two Assistant Secretaries. Within the office of the Secretary of Justice is a prosecution staff
which is composed of prosecuting officers and headed by a Prosecutor General. Among other
functions, the prosecution staff assists the Secretary of justice in his/her appellate jurisdiction and
conducts the preliminary investigation and prosecution of criminal cases involving national security,
those for which task forces have been created and criminal cases whose venues are transferred to
avoid miscarriage of justice, all when so directed by the Secretary of Justice as public interest may
require.

 National Prosecution Service

 Legal Staff
 Office for Competition
 Office of Cybercrime
 Planning and Management Service
 Financial Service
 Administrative Service
 Technical Staff
 Internal Audit Service
Programs
The Department of Justice heads a number of projects, among others are as follows;

1. Child Protection Program

o The Child Protection program implemented the Special Committee for Child Protection
which is a body charged with monitoring the implementation of The Special Protection
For a Child Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act (R.A. 7610). Which
protects a child who is below 18 years of age or one who is over 18 years of age but
who cannot take care of himself fully because of a physical or mental disability or
condition from abuse.
2. Criminal Code Committee
o The purpose of the Criminal Code Committee is to form a new Criminal Code of the
Philippines that is updated, modern, simplified, responsive and truly Filipino, in order to
improve the administration of justice in the country and enhance access to justice of the
poor and other marginalized sectors.. It is composed of representatives from the
executive, legislative and judicial branches of government [21]
3. DOJ Action Center
o The Department of Justice Action Center acts on complaints, requests for legal
assistance and queries of walk-in clients as well as over the telephone. Any caller can
talk to a lawyer or paralegal officer who can render him assistance.
4. Juvenile Justice and Welfare
o The Secretary of Justice is in charge of supervising the implementation of the Juvenile
Justice and Welfare Act of 2006. (R.A. 9344). This act covers the different stages
involving children at risk and children in conflict with the law from prevention to
rehabilitation and reintegration.
5. Office of Cybercrime
o The Office of Cybercrime is in charge of implementing the Cybercrime Prevention Act of
2012 (R.A. 10175).

Note:

Please read it carefully with understanding

Exercises 1.4

1. What can you say about the Justice that we have in the Philippines?

2. We have this what we called Child protection program but why is it Child
molestation, rape, and any problem related to the child is still existing today?