Article XIII: Social Justice and Human Rights

1. Article XIII: Social Justice and Human Rights

2. Summary: Article XIII declares that the State shall promote social justice, agrarian and natural resources reform, urban land reform and housing; protect labor; recognize the rights of every citizen and people's organization, and adopt an integrated health development program. It also mandates Congress to enact a law creating an independent Commission on Human Rights, with the responsibility of investigating cases of human rights violation.

4. Reduce social economics

5. Political inequalities

8. Local and overseas

9. Organized and unorganized

12. Taking into account ecological

13. Developmental

15. Farm workers

16. Landowners

17. As well as cooperatives

19. including lands of the public domain under lease

20. concession suitable to agriculture

21. subject to prior rights

22. homestead rights of small settlers

24. the preferential use of local marine and fishing resources

25. It shall provide support to such fishermen through appropriate technology and research

26. adequate financial

27. marketing assistance, and other services

29. employment creation

30. privatization of public sector enterprises

34. There shall be priority for the needs of the underprivileged sickElderly Disabled Women children

37. their legitimate

38. collective interests

39. aspirations through peaceful

42. The Commission shall be composed of a Chairman and four Members who must be natural-born citizens of the Philippines and a majority of whom shall be members of the Bar.

43. Until this Commission is constituted, the existing Presidential Committee on Human Rights shall continue to exercise its present functions and powers.

45. Investigate, on its own or on complaint by any party, all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights

46. Adopt its operational guidelines and rules of procedure, and cite for contempt for violations thereof in accordance with the Rules of Court

48. Establish a continuing program of research, education, ad information to enhance respect for the primacy of human rights

50. Grant immunity from prosecution to any person whose testimony or whose possession of documents or other evidence is necessary or convenient to determine the truth in any investigation conducted by it or under its authority

51. Request the assistance of any department, bureau, office, or agency in the performance of its functions

52. Appoint its officers and employees in accordance with law