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The organization and administration of justice, civil courts, penitentiaries and reformatory schools; Probation; Impeachment proceedings against constitutional officers and other officers legally removable by impeachment; Registration of land titles; Immigration and naturalization; The implementation of the provisions of the Constitution on ...
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: [1] All actions to ensure the availability of and continuing access of Filipino children to affordable and appropriate programs and resources that facilitate and contribute to the attainment of their welfare
By 2001, jailed children in the Philippines was attracting international media attention. The Australian government-owned television network, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ran a documentary on the issue in which it stated that children as young as eight are being held in adult prisons in the Philippines in contravention of international statutes and the country's own laws.
The department is headed by the Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (Philippines), with the following eleven undersecretaries and 20 assistant secretaries: Undersecretary for Social Welfare and Development; Undersecretary for General Administration and Support Services Group; Undersecretary for Operations Group
The Commission on Human Rights (Filipino: Komisyon ng Karapatang Pantao) (CHR) is an independent constitutional office created under the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines. [2]
The Philippine House Committee on Human Rights, or House Human Rights Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives. Jurisdiction [ edit ]
The concept of "human rights," in the context of the Philippines, pertains mainly (but is not limited) to the civil and political rights of a person living in the Philippines. [4] Human rights are a justified set of claims that set moral standards to members of the human race, not exclusive to a specific community or citizenship. [5]
Administration of justice; Adult probation; Definition of crimes and other offenses punishable by law and their penalties; Deportation; Immigration; Impeachment proceedings; Judiciary; Legal aid; Naturalization; Penitentiaries and reform schools; Practice of law and integration of the Bar; Registration of land titles