Social Development

ILO Convention 169 – Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention (English Version)

The Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 is an International Labour Organization Convention, also known as ILO Convention 169, or C169. It is the major binding international convention concerning indigenous peoples and tribal peoples, and a forerunner of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Asset Type: Publications Collection: Other Philippine Publications Subject: Cultural …

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Enduring Adolescent Right to Reproductive Health through an RH Law

Adolescents have a right to reproductive health, including access to modern contraceptives and sexuality education. The rights of adolescents to adolescent reproductive health (ARH) are gravely affected by the delayed enactment of a Reproductive Health Care Law (RH law). Any restriction on adolescent access to contraceptive information and services will prove to be detrimental to …

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The Constitutionality of a Reproductive Health Care Law

The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, known as the RH Law, is a groundbreaking law that guarantees universal and free access to nearly all modern contraceptives for all citizens, including impoverished communities, at government health centers. The RH law upholds the constitutional guarantees on separation of church and state and non-establishment of …

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