[...] based on well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues.
ETHICS
The branch of philosophy that defines what is good for the individual and for society and establishes the nature of obligations, or duties, that people owe themselves and one another.
ETHICO-LEGAL
[...] is the ethical school of thought that requires that both the means and the
end goal must be moral and ethical
DEONTOLOGY
[...] school of ethical thought states that the end goal justifies the means even
when the means are not moral.
UTILITARIANISM
Nurses must be fair when they distribute care, for example, among the patients in the group of patients that they are taking care of.
JUSTICE/FAIRNESS
[...] is doing good and the right thing for the patient.
BENEFICENCE
[...] is doing no harm, as stated in the historical Hippocratic Oath. Harm can be intentional or unintentional.
NONMALEFICENCE
[...] is accepting responsibility for one's own actions and accepting all of the professional and personal consequences.
ACCOUNTABILITY
[...] is keeping one's promises. The nurse must be faithful and true to their professional promises and responsibilities by providing high quality, safe care in a competent manner.
FIDELITY
Patient self-determination are upheld when the nurse accepts the client as a unique person who has the innate right to have their own opinions, perspectives, values and beliefs. Nurses encourage patients to make their own decision without any judgments or coercion from the nurse. The patient has the right to reject or accept all treatments.
AUTONOMY
[...] is being completely truthful with patients; nurses must not withhold the whole truth from clients even when it may lead to patient distress.
VERACITY
It makes no discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. It endeavors to relieve the suffering of individuals, being guided solely by their needs, and to give priority to the most urgent cases of distress.
PRINCIPLEOFIMPARTIALITY
TOP 4 MOST DISASTER-PRONE COUNTRIES ACCORDING TO WORLD RISK INDEX 2014 ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Vanuato
2. Tonga
3. SolomonIsland,
4. Philippines
5 REASONS WHY THE PHILIPPINES IS DISASTER PRONE:
1. Lies along the typhoonbelt 2. Lies along the RingofFire
3. Coastalhomes (longest coastal lines in the world: 36,289 kms.)
4. Deforestation
5. Poverty and underdevelopment.
PHILIPPINE LAWS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RISK REDUCTION:
A. PhilippineDisasterRiskReductionandManagement Act of2010 (R.A. No. 10121)
PHILIPPINE LAWS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RISK REDUCTION:
B. RiskReductionandPreparednessEquipmentProtectionAct (R.A. No. 10344)
PHILIPPINE LAWS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RISK REDUCTION:
C. Children'sEmergencyReliefandProtectionAct (R.A. No. 10821)
PHILIPPINE LAWS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RISK REDUCTION:
D. Philippine Environmental Laws
1. PhilippineCleanAir Act of1999 (R.A. No. 8749)
PHILIPPINE LAWS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RISK REDUCTION:
D. Philippine Environmental Laws
2. Tobacco RegulationActof2003 (R.A. No. 9211)
PHILIPPINE LAWS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RISK REDUCTION:
D. Philippine Environmental Laws
3. ToxicSubstancesand the HazardousandNuclearWastesControlActof1990 (R.A. 6969)
PHILIPPINE LAWS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RISK REDUCTION:
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
R.A. 10121
The Act shifted the policy environment and the way the country deals with disasters from mere response to preparedness.
R.A. 10121
Provides a comprehensive, all-hazard, multi-sectoral, inter-agency, and community-based approach to disaster risk management through the formulation of the National Disaster Risk Management Framework.
R.A. 10121
A LAW THAT REQUIRES THE COUNTRY'S GOVERNMENT AND ITS CITIZENS TO BE PREPARED FOR DISASTER.
R.A. 10121
AN ACT PENALIZING THE UNAUTHORIZED TAKING, STEALING, KEEPING OR TAMPERING OF GOVERNMENT RISK REDUCTION AND PREPAREDNESS EQUIPMENT, ACCESSORIES AND SIMILAR FACILITIES
R.A. 10344
AN ACT MANDATING THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY RELIEF AND PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
R.A. 10821
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL POLICY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R.A. 8749
AN ACT REGULATING THE PACKAGING, USE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENTS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R.A. 9211
AN ACT TO CONTROL TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS AND NUCLEAR WASTES, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R.A. 6969
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CREATING THE NECESSARY INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS AND INCENTIVES, DECLARIN CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING PENALTIES APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R.A. 9003
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND THEIR HABITATS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R.A. 9147
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM, DEFINING ITS SCOPE AND COVERAGE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
R.A. 7586
Human rights in the Philippines are protected by the Constitution of the Philippines, to make sure that persons in the Philippines are able to live peacefully and with dignity, safe from the abuse of any individuals or institutions, including the state.
UNITEDNATION'S (UN’S) DECLARATION OF HUMANRIGHTS IN 1948
The concept and practice of human rights within the Philippines is defined by Article III of the Philippine Constitution, as well as the United Nations' International Bill of Human Rights, to which the Philippines is a signatory.
UNITEDNATION'S (UN’S) DECLARATION OF HUMANRIGHTS IN 1948
● The Human Security Act (HSA) of 2007 is an act to secure the State and to protect the people from acts of “Terrorism”. ● It condemns terrorism as inimical and dangerous to national security and to the welfare of the people, thereby making terrorism a crime against the Filipino people, Humanity and the Law of the nations.
RA 9372: HUMAN SECURITY ACT OF 2007
RA 10168: The TERRORISM FINANCING PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION ACT OF 2012 is also known as the "TFSuppressionAct"
R.A. 10168 Declaration of Policy:
The State aims to protect life, liberty, and property from acts of terrorism
Condemns terrorism and those who support and finance it
Recognizes terrorism as inimical and dangerous to national security and the welfare of the people
Makes the financing of terrorism a crime against the Filipino people, against humanity, and against the law of nations