UDHR ICCPR ICESCR DOMESTIC LAWS DOMESTIC ISSUES

Article 27
(1) Right to freely
participate in the cultural
life of the community,
enjoy the arts, and share in
scientific advancement
and its benefits
Article 27
(1) In those States in which
ethnic…or linguistic
minorities exist, persons
belonging to such
minorities shall not be
denied the right, in
community with the other
members of their group,
to enjoy their own
culture… or to use their
own language.
Article 15 (1)
(a) Right to take part in
cultural life
(b) Right to enjoy benefits
of scientific progress and
its applications
(c) Right to benefit from
the protection of moral
and material interests
resulting from any
scientific, literary or
artistic production of
which he is the author
ARTICLE 14 – 1987 Program pushes for more
CONSTITUTION science, tecs experts – The
SECTION 10. Science and Philippine Daily Inquirer;
technology are essential March 12, 2014
for national development A global entrepreneurship
and progress. The State symposium was conducted
shall give priority to pushing the country for
research and more science and
development, invention, technology experts. Said
innovation, and their symposium aims to
utilization; and to science develop more Filipino
and technology education, entrepreneurs in Science
training, and services. It and Technology education,
shall support indigenous, provide trainings, and
appropriate, and self- develop engineering
reliant scientific and graduates for the new
technological capabilities, technology.
and their application to
the country’s productive
systems and national life. Filipino inventors to
showcase latest survival
SECTION 11. The Congress inventions – The
may provide for Philippine Star; May 29,
incentives, including tax 2017
deductions, to encourage The first ever Tactical and
private participation in Survival Expo was
programs of basic and conducted last June 1-4 at
applied scientific research. SM Megatrade Hall. It
Scholarships, grants-in- showcased the inventions
aid, or other forms of of some Filipino inventors
incentives shall be on their latest survival
provided to deserving creations which is
science students, available for mass
researchers, scientists, production and
inventors, technologists, consumption.
and specially gifted
citizens. The “Bayan” in the
Biennale:
Reconstructuring the
SECTION 12. The State Memory of Intramuros –
shall regulate the transfer The Philippine Star;
and promote the February 12, 2018
adaptation of technology The very first Manila
from all sources for the Biennale will be done in
national benefit. It shall Intramuros which
encourage the widest showcases the rich Filipino
participation of private history. This project aims
groups, local to attract foreign guests
governments, and and local audiences to
community-based show them that moment
organizations in the in the history when Manila
generation and utilization was destroyed at the end
of science and technology. of World War II. Artists for
this event are mostly
SECTION 14. The State Filipino in aiming to share
shall foster the to the world the best of
preservation, enrichment, Filipino talent.
and dynamic evolution of
a Filipino national culture
based on the principle of
unity in diversity in a
climate of free artistic and
intellectual expression.

SECTION 15. Arts and

letters shall enjoy the
patronage of the State.
The State shall conserve,
promote, and popularize
the nation’s historical and
cultural heritage and
resources, as well as
artistic creations.

SECTION 17. The State

shall recognize, respect,
and protect the rights of
indigenous cultural
communities to preserve
and develop their cultures,
traditions, and
institutions. It shall
consider these rights in
the formulation of
national plans and
policies.

SECTION 18. (1) The State

shall ensure equal access
to cultural opportunities
through the educational
system, public or private
cultural entities,
scholarships, grants and
other incentives, and
community cultural
centers, and other public
venues.

(2) The State shall

encourage and support
 researches and studies on
the arts and culture.

R.A 7356
An act creating the
National Commission for
Culture and the Arts,
establishing national
endowment fund for
culture and the arts, and
for other purposes.

P.D. No. 374

Amending Certain Sections
of R.A. 4846, otherwise
known as the Cultural
Properties Preservation
and Protection Act
(2) Right to protection of Article 15 (2) ARTICLE 14 – 1987 In the matter of the
moral and material To achieve full realization CONSTITUTION charges of plagiarism
interests resulting from of this right, steps to be against Associate Justice
scientific, literary, or taken are those necessary SECTION 13. The State Mariano Del Castillo A.M.
artistic production of for conservation, shall protect and secure No. 10-7-17-SC
which he is the author development, and the exclusive rights of The issue in this case
diffusion of science and scientists, inventors, includes a decision penned
culture. artists, and other gifted by Associate Justice Del
citizens to their Castillo which included an
Article 15 (3) intellectual property and excerpt about World War
Respect the freedom creations, particularly II comfort women. Said
indispensable for scientific when beneficial to the parts were copied from
research and creative people, for such period as materials written by legal
activity. may be provided by law. experts and these legal
experts were not cited in
Article 15 (4) the decision.
Recognition of the SECTION 16. All the University Professor, Jose
benefits to be derived country’s artistic and Lapuz, plagiarized parts of
from the encouragement historic wealth constitutes
his UST books
and development of the cultural treasure of the
A report was given last
international contacts and nation and shall be under 2016 about the plagiarized
cooperation in the the protection of the State
works on the UST books of
scientific and cultural which may regulate its university professor, Jose
fields disposition. David Lapuz. Said
professor took full
THE CIVIL CODE OF THE responsibility of the said
PHILIPPINES act and alleged that it was
Art. 721. By intellectual never his intention to omit
creation, the following sources of his books.
persons acquire
ownership:

(1) The author

with regard to his
literary, dramatic,
historical, legal,
philosophical,
scientific or other
work;

(2) The composer;

as to his musical
composition;

(3) The painter,

sculptor, or other
artist, with
respect to the
product of his art;
 (4) The scientist or
technologist or
any other person
with regard to his
discovery or
invention. (n)

Art. 722. The author and

the composer, mentioned
in Nos. 1 and 2 of the
preceding article, shall
have the ownership of
their creations even
before the publication of
the same. Once their
works are published, their
rights are governed by the
Copyright laws.

The painter, sculptor or

other artist shall have
dominion over the product
of his art even before it is
copyrighted.

The scientist or
technologist has the
ownership of his discovery
or invention even before it
is patented. (n)

Art. 723. Letters and other

private communications in
writing are owned by the
person to whom they are
addressed and delivered,
but they cannot be
published or disseminated
without the consent of the
writer or his heirs.
However, the court may
authorize their publication
or dissemination if the
public good or the interest
of justice so requires. (n)

Art. 724. Special laws

govern copyright and
patent. (429a)

P.D. No. 49
Decree on the protection
of Intellectual Property

P.D. No. 1986

Creation of the Movie and
Television Review and
Classification Board

R.A. 9105
Art Forgery Act of 2001

R.A. 8439
Magna Carta for
Scientists, Engineers,
Researchers, and other
Science and Technology
Personnel in the
Government