INDICATORS
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Non discrimination
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Gender equality is enshrined in the Constitution (1987), and forms the basis of legislation and national development plans targeted at the advancement and empowerment of women. The current Philippine Plan for Gender-Responsive Development 1995-2025 outlines what the government must do to enable women to participate in and benefit from national development. Beginning in the 1990s, a number of laws were enacted to strengthen protection for women and combat discrimination, such as the Indigenous People’s Rights Act of 1997, mandating the representation of indigenous women in decision-making; the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 which provides necessary institutional mechanisms against traffickers, and protection and support services for victims; and the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004, which addresses abuse in the context of marital, dating or common-law relationships. In 2009, the landmark Republic Act 9710 or the ‘Magna Carta of Women’ was passed, a comprehensive anti-discrimination and gender equality law based solidly on CEDAW principles[1]
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, June 17, 1992: An act providing for stronger deterrence and special protection against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination, and for other purposes
[1] http://www.unwomen-eseasia.org/docs/factsheets/07%20PHILIPPINES%20factsh...
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Outcomes
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30%
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6/10
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55.62%
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Married by 15: 2%
Married by 18: 15%
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People’s Sovereignty over natural resources
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Farmers can keep their own seeds, exchange them and sell them.
The same can be done by farmers with privatised seeds.
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More restrictions with seed usage can be set by contract and any infringement of the contract can allow the confiscation of the seeds and the harvest as well.
Local varieties if ‘discovered’ can be privatised as well. and the privatisation can extend to pre existing varieties of seeds (before the development of the present variety.
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Fungicides and Bactericides: 229 tonnes (2001)
Herbicides: 1030 tonnes
Insecticides: 10611 tonnes
Outdated information on the website and also intense and gradually upward trending usage of Insecticides over the past 2 decades before the last date.
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Political Participation for the Right to Food
Participation is one of the fundamental human rights principles, requiring that everyone has the right to participate in making decisions that affect them. In order to ensure that those most affected by violations to the right to food and nutrition participate in political processes, it is essential to have the legal and policy infrastructure within national frameworks, as well as the participatory spaces that give meaningful space for participation.
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Legal Recognition of the Right to Food and Nutrition
Is Right to Food recognized in the legal system Read moreThe current RTF Bill (Zero Hunger Bill) was filed in 2014 and is still pending for deliberation[1]. With the impending start of the 2016 national election campaign in February 2016, the passage of the bill into a law now becomes more uncertain. If passed into law, the RTAF bill could be one of the legacies of the current administration and would clearly show the State’s commitment to uphold the rights of the Filipino people.[2] House Bill No. 61 underwent first reading back in July 2016. This bill and the related bills were referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, House Committee on Heath and House Committee on Food Security. At the last session day of December 2016, their consolidation and transfer to the House Committee on Human Rights was formalized. The first hearings scheduled for early 2017 (see here for updates: http://righttoadequatefood.ph/news/blogupdates )
The Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines explicitly guarantees the right to adequate food.
State Policy
Explicit protection of the right to adequate food
Article XV:
“Section 3. The State shall defend:
(2) The right of children to assistance, including proper care and nutrition, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other conditions prejudicial to their development.”
Implicit protection of the right to adequate food
Article XIII:
“Section 3. It shall guarantee the rights of all workers […] shall be entitled to security of tenure, humane conditions of work, and a living wage.
Article XV:
“Section 3. The State shall defend:
(3) The right of the family to a family living wage and income.”
Directive principles of state policy
Article II:
“Section 9. The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all.
Section 11. The State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights.”
[1] Other pending bills that supports the right to adequate food include the Land Use and Management Act (House Bill 4382) and the National Food Security Act of 2015 (House Bill 6062).
[2] This project will follow the developments of the Right to Food Bill
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National Food Security Policy
Is there a national food security policy with implementation/action? Read moreNo there is no comprehensive national food security policy present. RTF Bill (Zero Hunger Bill) was filed in 2014 is still pending in the Senate along with associated bills.
Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2011-2016 (https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en/node/23743 )
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