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The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines.Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987.
The right to sit movement in India has been led by the Kerala-based feminist labor union Penkoottu. [55] The Penkoottu labor union was founded by Viji Palithodi, a tailor-activist from the city of Kozhikode. [56] Kerala passed a right to sit law in 2018, the first law of its kind in India. [57]
Minnesota's right to sit law remained in effect as of 1967. [110] Minnesota's right to sit law for women workers was repealed in 1973. [23] In 2024, a group of union workers at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis took to social media to protest the art gallery's no-sitting policy. [111]
The Philippine Constitution requires that a majority of the commission's members must be lawyers. As a National Human Rights Institution , the Commission enjoys Status A or top accreditation by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions based on the 1993 Paris Principles . [ 3 ]
The Philippines has adhered to the UDHR through the Bill of Rights, and continued to create laws and policies that cater to a specific sector, like the Labor Code and the Indigenous Peoples' Rights. [clarification needed] Besides the UDHR, the Philippines is a signatory to 8 of the 9 UN core human rights treaties, namely:
By 1967, there were moves to revise the constitution. Congress passed amendments to the constitution where it increased the number of congressmen, and allowed incumbent members of Congress to sit in the incoming constitutional convention. In a plebiscite held together with the 1967 Senate election, the people overwhelmingly rejected both questions.
In 1987, a new Philippine constitution was drafted during a period of growing concern over the preservation of the natural environment and resources of the Philippines. [1] Section 16 of Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides the following state policy: "The State shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and ...
A Writ of Kalikasan is a legal remedy under Philippine law that provides protection of one's constitutional right to a healthy environment, as outlined in Section 16, Article II of the Philippine Constitution, which states that the "state shall protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology in accord with the rhythm and harmony of nature."