Homeroom

• Due process

  Means that a person should not be deprived of life, liberty, or property without legal reason, and only in accordance with legal procedure
• Charged

  When a formal but unproven allegation has been made against you
• Arrest

  When a person is taken into custody and charged with committing a crime
• Detention

  When a person is taken into custody, without necessarily being charged
• Convicted


  When you have been proven guilty of a charge
• Acquitted


  When you have been proven innocent of a charge
• Miranda Rights


  Section 12, Article III of the 1987 Philippine Constitution that states a person's right to remain silent; to legal counsel; and to not be tortured, threatened, or intimidated; or secretly detained without communication or in solitary confinement
• Principles of Human Rights

  • Universal
  • Inalienable
  • Indivisible
  • Interdependent and interrelated
  • Equal
  • Accountable and follow the rule of law in protecting and observing the rights of its constituents
• Universal


  Every person enjoys the same rights as any other person regardless of race, religion, and other differentiating and defining factors
• Inalienable


  Rights can never be taken away by anything or anyone
• Indivisible


  The rights possessed by each person are of equal importance
• Interdependent and interrelated


  One right contributes to the full enjoyment of the others
• Equal


  All persons have the right to dignity and should not suffer from any forms of discrimination
• Accountable


  Follow the rule of law in protecting and observing the rights of its constituents
• Acts of Bullying


  Bullying shall refer to any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to his property; creating a hostile environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of the other student at school; or materially and substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly operation of a school
• The Child Protection Policy (DEPED No.40 s.2012) aims to protect the child from all forms of violence that may be inflicted by adults, persons in authority as well as their fellow students, including bullying
• The Child Protection Policy (DEPED No.40 s.2012) will also provide special protection to children who are gravely threatened or endangered by circumstances which affect their normal development and over which they have no control, and to assist the concerned agencies in their rehabilitation
• The Child Protection Policy (DEPED No.40 s.2012) will ensure that such special protection from all forms of abuse and exploitation and care as is necessary for the child's well-being, considering the primary rights and duties of parents, legal guardians, or other individuals who are legally responsible and exercise custody over the child
• The Child Protection Policy (DEPED No.40 s.2012) aims to zero tolerance for any act of child abuse, exploitation, violence, discrimination, bullying and other forms of abuse
• Violence against Women and their Children


  Refers to any act or a series of acts committed by any person against a woman who is his wife, former wife, or against a woman with whom the person has or had a sexual or dating relationship, or with whom he has a common child, or against her child whether legitimate or illegitimate, within or without the family abode, which result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or economic abuse including threats of such acts, battery, assault, coercion, harassment or arbitrary deprivation of liberty
• Work, Education or Training-Related, Sexual Harassment


  Is committed by an employer, employee, manager, supervisor, agent of the employer, teacher, instructor, professor, coach, trainor, or any other person who, having authority, influence or moral ascendancy over another in a work or training or education environment, demands, requests or otherwise requires any sexual favor from the other, regardless of whether the demand, request or requirement for submission is accepted by the object of said Act
• The Cybercrime prevention act of 2012 is a law in the Philippines that aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions and the internet in the country
• Cybercrime offenses included in the Cybercrime Law (RA 10175) include cybersquatting, cybersex, child pornography, identity theft, interception, illegal access to data and libel
• Section 1 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws
• Section 2 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable, and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by the judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the complainant and the witnesses he may produce, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized
• Section 3 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  (1) The privacy of communication and correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful order of the court, or when public safety or order requires otherwise, as prescribed by law. (2) Any evidence obtained in violation of this, or the preceding section shall be inadmissible for any purpose in any proceeding
• Section 4 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances
• Section 5 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights
• Section 6 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall not be impaired except upon lawful order of the court. Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, as may be provided by law
• Section 7 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development, shall be afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by law
• Section 8 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  The right of the people, including those employed in the public and private sectors, to form unions, associations, or societies for purposes not contrary to law shall not be abridged
• Section 9 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation
• Section 10 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  No law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed
• Section 11 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  Free access to the courts and quasi-judicial bodies and adequate legal assistance shall not be denied to any person by reason of poverty
• Section 12 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  (1) Any person under investigation for the commission of an offense shall have the right to be informed of his right to remain silent and to have competent and independent counsel preferably of his own choice. If the person cannot afford the services of counsel, he must be provided with one. These rights cannot be waived except in writing and in the presence of counsel. (2) No torture, force, violence, threat, intimidation, or any other means which vitiate the free will shall be used against him. Secret detention places, solitary, incommunicado, or other similar forms of detention are prohibited. (3) Any confession or admission obtained in violation of this, or Section 17 hereof shall be inadmissible in evidence against him. (4) The law shall provide for penal and civil sanctions for violations of this section as well as compensation to the rehabilitation of victims of torture or similar practices, and their families
• Section 13 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  All persons, except those charged with offenses punishable by reclusion perpetua when evidence of guilt is strong, shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, or be released on recognizance as may be provided by law. The right to bail shall not be impaired even when the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is suspended. Excessive bail shall not be required
• Section 14 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  (1) No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law. (2) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved and shall enjoy the right to be heard by himself and counsel, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him, to have a speedy, impartial, and public trial, to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence in his behalf. However, after arraignment, trial may proceed notwithstanding the absence of the accused: Provided, that he has been duly notified and his failure to appear is unjustifiable
• Section 15 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended except in cases of invasion or rebellion when the public safety requires it
• Section 16 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  All persons shall have the right to a speedy disposition of their cases before all judicial, quasi-judicial, or administrative bodies
• Section 17 (Article III: Bill of Rights, 1987 Philippine Constitution)


  No person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself