BAGUIO CITY – The City Human Rights Action Team will invite representatives from the Women’s, Senior Citizens, Youth sectors and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Baguio chapter to join the group mandated to develop local policies and legislations that will address issues on human rights, rule of law and access to justice.
To be sent a formal letter of invitation are Patricia Gallardo of the Save Our Women Foundation representing the Women’s sector; Isias Barongan of the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs for the Senior Citizens sector; councilor Levy Lloyd Orcales, SK president, youth sector; and lawyer Alan Mazo of the IBP-Baguio chapter.
The team is chaired by city administrator Carlos Canilao with city legal officer Melchor Rabanes as co-chair. Members include representatives from the city social welfare and development office, city planning and development office, health services office, public information office, Baguio City Police Office, Department of Education, Baguio Federation of Persons with Disabilities, Baguio Center for Young Adults, Barangay Human Rights Action Office, including a representative from the Commission on Human Rights (CHR).
During its quarterly meeting Wednesday at City hall, the team decided to have its oath taking during the flag-raising ceremony at City Hall on February 26 followed by a press conference at the multi-purpose hall where they will announce their accomplishments in 2018, activities for this year, reason for the team’s formation, its functions and other pertinent information.
Aloysius Igopen of the local CHR office explained that human rights are the supreme, inherent and inalienable rights to life, dignity and self-development and it is the essence of these rights that makes man human.**gaby keith
