Right to Education & Right to Conscience
GROUP 6: WORK-A-HOLY Adajar – Alcasid – De Ungria
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7
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Right to Education 3
Right to Education The 1987 Philippine Constitution speaks elaborately of the right to education. It vows to “…protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all…” 4
Right to In principle, the Philippines takes cognizance of Education the normative characteristics or elements by which the right to education is founded namely: • • •
quality education accessibility of the right non-discrimination.
By being so, bonded itself to the obligatory nature in realizing the right both legally and politically. 5
Right to Conscience 6
Right to Everyone has the right to freedom of Conscience
thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. 7
Right to This right protects the freedom of an Conscience
individual or community, in public or private, to think and freely hold conscientious beliefs and to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance; the concept is generally recognized also to include the freedom to change religion or not to follow any religion. 8
Laws or Bills 9
Laws or EDUCATION Bills THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ARTICLE XIV
Section 1. The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.
Section 5. The State shall take into account regional and sectoral needs and conditions and shall encourage local planning in the development of educational policies and programs.
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Laws or CONSCIENCE LAWS Bills Section 23. Prohibited Acts. Any health care service provider, whether public or private, who shall: Knowingly withhold information or restrict the dissemination thereof, and/or intentionally provide incorrect information regarding programs and services on reproductive health including the right to informed choice and access to a full range of legal, medicallysafe, non-abortifacient and effective family planning methods.
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Laws or FREEDOM OF RELIGION Bills THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES - Article III:
Section 5. 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. 12
Ordinance s 13
Ordinances EDUCATION MAKATI CITY ORDINANCE NO. 2005-067
An ordinance establishing a scholarship grant to potential and academically deserving students in Makati to pursue higher education at the University of the Philippines, appropriating the amount of P140,000.00 to be taken from the executive budget CY 2005 under MOOE – Special Activities Fund of the Office of the Mayor, and further authorizing the Honorable Mayor to sign the contract of scholarship grant, subject to all laws and existing legal rules and regulations.
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Ordinances CONSCIENCE MUNICIPALITY OF PURA, TARLAC RESOLUTION NO. 080 Series of 2014
A resolution enacting Municipal Ordinance No. 004-14 An ordinance enacting the Children’s Welfare Code of the municipality of Pura, Tarlac, providing for its functions, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes. 15
Development Rights pertains to the access of a child to educational opportunities, relevant information, play, leisure, cultural activities and the rights to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
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Violation s 17
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Right to Education
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Right to Education
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Right to Conscience
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Right to Conscience
“How can the Church or the Government Help
In Protecting These Rights?”
How can the Church or the RIGHT TO EDUCATION Government The Church by its nature is both a teaching institution as help? well as a preaching one. An example of the church supporting and protecting our right to education is Colegio San Agustin itself.
CSA is a Catholic school which provides a learning environment and promotes spiritual growth for students. As for the government, it protects our right to education by passing laws which support it, and the creation of departments to focus on it such as DepEd.
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How can the Church or the RIGHT TO CONSCIENCE Government The government guarantees our freedom to help? practice and promotion of faith by not penalizing one’s participation in religious communities.
The Church, being the religious aspect, protects this right by giving the citizens their freedom to worship within a community guided by faith.
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“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
Hebrews 10:22
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Thanks for Listening! Have a good day
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