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Abortion in the Philippines is constitutionally prohibited. [1] The constitutional provision that "[The State] shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception" was crafted by the Constitutional Commission which drafted the charter with the intention of providing for constitutional protection of the abortion ban, although the enactment of a more ...
In 2021, Martires proposed a bill to imprison or fine anyone reporting on a government official's statement of wealth. [24] Congress Representative Carlos Zarate , lawyers, and journalists criticized the proposal, saying that it violates the Constitution and limits the freedom of the press and the public's right to hold public officials ...
Velasco was born on November 9, 1977. [7] His father is lawyer Presbitero Velasco Jr., who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 2006 to 2018, and has been governor of their home province Marinduque since 2019.
Gutierrez was born on October 6, 1993, in Quezon City, Philippines.His father, Ramon Basil Gutierrez, is a businessman and owner of Alro Construction and Development Corp., a company that has secured contracts with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
The Justice Department has used the FACE Act as a cudgel to force peaceful pro-life advocates into submission — and prison. Opinion - Clemency is warranted for pro-life activists convicted under ...
Marcos officially launched his campaign for president of the Philippines on October 5, 2021, through a video post on Facebook and YouTube. [ 120 ] [ 121 ] An interview with his wife Liza Marcos revealed that he decided to run for president while watching the film Ant-Man , [ 122 ] [ 123 ] though Marcos admitted that he could not recall this ...
The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, also known as the Reproductive Health Law or RH Law, and officially designated as Republic Act No. 10354, is a Philippine law that provides universal access to methods of contraception, fertility control, sexual education, and maternal care.
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: