t h e State. I t m a y b e exercised as l o n g as t h e activity o r t h e
sought t o b e regulated has some relevance t o the public welfare.17
T h e State is m i n d f u l o f t h e right o f enterprises t o reas
r e t u r n s o n i n v e s t m e n t s , a n d t o e x p a n s i o n a n d growth^^^ h o w e v e
w h e n conditions s o demand, as determined b y t h e legislat
p r o p e r t y rights m u s t b o w t o t h e p r i m a c y o f police p o w e r beca
p r o p e r t y rights, t h o u g h sheltered b y t h e d u e process clause,
y i e l d t o t h e g e n e r a l welfare,^? as p a r t o f t h e e n t e r p r i s e s ' c
social responsibility.
T h e C o m m i s s i o n o n H u m a n Rights seeks t o ensure t h a t t h
dignity, h u m a n rights a n d freedom o f all persons, including per
w i t h disabilities, a r e always respected, p r o m o t e d a n d protected
rights-based approach since P W D s have t h e same h u m a n rights a
others, and, therefore, m u s t be able t o enjoy t h e m o n a n equal
w i t h others.
A l l persons m u s t b e treated equally before t h e l a w w i t h
d i s c r i m i n a t i o n o n t h e basis o f race, color, sex, language, r
political o r o t h e r o p i n i o n , n a t i o n a l o r social origin, property,
other status, including disability.
H e n c e , t h e C o m m i s s i o n o n H u m a n R i g h t s as a n a t i o n a l h u m a
rights institution mandated under the 1987 Phihppine Constitutio
m o n i t o r compliance
b y t h e government o f its treaty obliga
hereby advises and/or call u p o n t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f T r a n s p o r t a t
a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d other concerned agencies o f t h e g o v e r n m e n
t o e n s u r e t h a t a l l d o m e s t i c a i r l i n e s t i c k e t i n g offices a m e n d i t
and regulations concerning
benefits
a n d privileges
of P
consistent w i t h international instruments a n d domestic laws the
m a k i n g the rights o f P W D s real.
Issued this
Philippines.
12^ d a y
o f December
2014, Quezon
LORETTA
MA. V I C T O R I A V . C A R D O N A
Commissioner
JOSE
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18
19
Cruz, Constitutional Law, 2007 ed.,
Sec.
p. 4 9 /
3, Art. XIII, 1987 Philippine Constitution
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