25 Amendments of Barbara LOCHBIHLER related to 2015/2234(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the reports by the UN Special Rapporteur for the right to food Hilal Elver of 29 December 2015 (A/HRC/31/51/Add.1), the UN Special Rapporteur on the Trafficking of Persons Joy Ngosi Ezeilo of 19 April 2013 (A/HRC/23/48/Add.3) and the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston from 29 April 2009 (A/HRC/11/2/Add.8),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
– having regard to the Second Universal Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights Council of May 2012, in which the Philippines accepted 66 of the 88 recommendations,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 c (new)
Citation 15 c (new)
– having regard to the Philippine plan of Action for Nutrition for 2011 to 2016 and the Accelerated Hunger Mitigation Program as well as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Plan of 1988 and the Fisheries Code of 1998,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Philippine Government agreed on a Mindanao peace in terms of international and national human rights legislation, the Philippines are a role modeal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in March 2014, which involves setting up an autonomous Bangsamoro region in the Muslim south but does not includfor other countries in the region, having ratified eight of the nine major human rights conventions with the exception of the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPPED) as well as having ratified the Rome Statute of ther militia groups who oppose the peace process International Criminal Court in 2011;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Philippine Government agreed on a Mindanao peace deal with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in March 2014, which involves setting up an autonomous Bangsamoro region in the Muslim south but does not include other militia groups who oppose the peace process; whereas however the Philippine legislature failed to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law in February 2016 and thus failed to bring the Peace negotiations to a successful end;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU granted the Philippines GSP+ status in December 2014, it being the first ASEAN country to enjoy such trade preferences; whereas it enables the Philippines to export tariff-free 66 percent of all products to the EU, including processed fruit, coconut oil, footwear, fish, and textiles;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the EU is the Philippines' fourth largest trading partner and fourth largest export market – accounting for 11.56 percent of total Philippine exports;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas the Philippines is the third most vulnerable developing country to climate change which will adversely affect agriculture and marine resources;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas the devastating impact of the Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which killed an estimated 6000 people, continues to have negative impacts on the economy and has notably exacerbated food insecurity and has pushed another one million people into poverty according to UN estimates;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas the country has abundant natural resources but those assets remain often out of reach to the poor, with women and indigenous communities being particularly affected; whereas the 2 per cent annual population growth rate which is one of the highest in the world represents a particular additional challenge;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J e (new)
Recital J e (new)
Je. whereas land reform has been lingering for 25 years and large bits of land continue to remain in possession of a small number of families; whereas small- scale fisher folk who belong to the poorest part of society are threatened to lose their livelihood through the man-made destruction of fish habitats and climate change;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J f (new)
Recital J f (new)
Jf. whereas there is concern that the democratic institutions remain weak and a small number of family clans enjoy private monopolies on the use of force in their territories and some hundred influential politicians dispose of their private armies;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J g (new)
Recital J g (new)
Jg. whereas hundreds of cases of extrajudicial killings still await proper investigations and trial and unlawful arrests, often accompanied with torture, continue; whereas 31 media worker have been killed since Benigno Aquino became president in 2010, the latest being Elvis Banggoy Ordaniza, a radio journalist who recently reported on the drugs trade and illegal gambling and was shot dead at his home on 16 February 2016;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J h (new)
Recital J h (new)
Jh. whereas according to the Employers' Confederation of the Philippines the number of informal workers has reached 77% of the total employed population, while the percentage of those formally employed continues to decrease; whereas less than half of the Filipino population has health endurance coverage;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J i (new)
Recital J i (new)
Ji. whereas trafficking of , women, men and children for labour exploitation has proliferated in the Philippines due to the dire economic situation and whereas according to the ILO some ten million Filipinos live and work abroad with an additional 1 million leaving annually and many of those become victims of trafficking, forced labour and/or debt bondage according to the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, whereas trafficking in women and children for sexual exploitation represents a serious challenge;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the EU should continue providing financial support and capacity- building assistance to the Philippines for poverty alleviation, social inclusion, the respect for human rights and rule of law, the promotion of peace, reconciliation, security and judicial reform, and assisting the country in disaster preparedness, relief and recovery;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the high economic growth rates in the Philippines have not transmitted into adequate food security for the overall population and expresses concern that the income gap widens and inequality is growing, while according to UN estimates almost 16 million Filipinos are suffering from a lack of adequate food and nutrition; supports the call of the UN Special Rapporteur for the right to Food for a national right-to-food framework law based on time bound benchmarks and regional implementation plans;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the Philippines for having been part of the international counterterrorism coalition since 2001; expresses however concern that reports continue about severe human rights violations by the Philippine military in the conduct of counterinsurgency measures, in particular by paramilitary units;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the Mindanao peace process; deeply regrets that the Mindanao Peace Agreement failed to pass the congress and calls on the incoming Philippine President to do everything in his or her capacity to continue the peace negotiations and to secure a majority in Congress to adopt the BBL;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Philippine Government to build capacity on systematic data collection on human trafficking and calls on the EU and the member states to support the government and notably the Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking (IACAT) in efforts to improve assistance and support for victims, to put into place efficient law enforcement measures and to improve legal ways of work migration and decent treatment of Filipino migrants in third countries;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU and its Member States to engage with the Philippines to exchange intelligence, cooperate and provide support to the government’'s capacity building in the international fight against terrorism and extremism in respect of fundamental rights and rule of law;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls onWelcomes that the Philippines, as one of the countries having been granted GSP+ status by the EU, tohas ratify and implemenied almost all the core international conventions relating to human and labour rights, the environment and good governance, as listed in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012; underlines however that under the reformed GSP+ the EU can no longer limit itself to UN/ International Labour Organisation reporting systems but will have to consider the "Effective implementation of conventions" and beneficiaries will have to proof that they are implementing their obligations concerning human, labour, environmental and governance standards;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes that the incidents of political murders and enforced disappearances have considerably declined in recent years, notes however with concern that the cases of gross human rights violations, notably those committed against critics of the government, are still alarmingly high; calls for the publication of the National Action Plan for Human Rights, which has been in the planning stage for years; calls on the government to take serious steps towards disbanding all existing private armies;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Appeals to the government to put mechanism into place in order to effectively implement the Anti-Torture law; calls equally on the Government to ratify the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPPED) and to put effective measures into place to stop such practices and to prosecute those responsible for past crimes; deplores that impunity for crimes committed by those who have money and influence continues to be the norm;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the Philippines to continue improving the investment climate by increasing transparency and good governance and further developing infrastruct; expresses great concern over the effects that climate change will have on the Philippines and calls on the government together with aid donors to strongly invest into mitigation and adaptation measures, where appropriate through public-private partnershipincluding sustainable energy and crop diversification; expresses in this context surprise at plans that the government wants to put into place 26 additional coal fired power plants until 2020; urges to establish prior environmental and social impact assessments with inclusive consultation mechanisms on future megaprojects;