As part of the series of activities organized in observance of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Month with the theme: "Pagkilala at Pagpapahalaga sa IHL, Responsibilidad ng Lahat," the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Office of the United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) and in coordination with the IHL Ad Hoc Committee and the Ateneo Professional Schools, conducted a one-day Training on International Humanitarian Law on August 27 at the Ateneo Professional Schools, Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati City.
The training sought to provide participants with an overview of IHL's key principles; Philippine efforts to implement IHL in the country; a discussion on groups affected by the practice or non-practice of IHL and emerging concepts and developments in the international humanitarian security agenda.
The training commenced with Atty. Evecar Cruz-Ferrer discussing the basics of the IHL; followed by an overview of the Philippine RA 9851 or commonly known as the IHL Law. The morning session was capped by Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Atty. Herminia T. Angeles discussing the Philippine accession to the Rome Statute or the creation of the International Criminal Court.
In the afternoon, Dr. Maria Lourdes V. Rallonza of the Ateneo Political Science Department discussed how vulnerable groups such as women and children are given special protection under IHL while Atty. Cecilia Jimenez of the Commission on Human Rights discussed the nature and protection needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
Atty. Lorna Kapunan discussed the Emblem Act or RA 10530, which enshrined the sanctity of the Red Cross, Red Crescent and Red Crystal symbols for humanitarian assistance.
Assistant Secretary Jesus R.S. Domingo of the United Nations and Other International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs presented developments under the World Humanitarian Summit, Human Security Agenda and Partnerships, such as the Montreux Document, Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC) as well as the Geneva-Manila Network, which cements the humanitarian partnership between the two cities.
Undersecretary Severo S. Catura of the Presidential Human Rights Committee lauded the training's goal of promoting peace and developing norms that would help countries or combatants act in a more humane manner in times of conflict.
One hundred and twenty (120) representatives from law schools in Manila participated in the training, namely: San Beda College of Law, University of the Philippines' College of Law and Ateneo Law School and College of St. Benilde, as well as government agencies and civil society organizations.
The IHL Ad Hoc Committee is led alternately by the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of National Defense (DND) and includes the International Committee of the Red Cross-Philippines (ICRC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Presidential Human Rights Committee-Secretariat (PHRC), the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), the Philippine National Police- Human Rights Affairs Office (PNPHRAO), Armed Forces of the Philippines-Human Rights Office (AFPHRO), The Philippine Air Force HRO, Philippine Navy HRO, Philippine Army HRO, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), and the Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court (PCICC).
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/3001442396756/dfa-conducts-training-on-international-humanitarian-law
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