) the Mor o:
A F or um w ith La wyers, La w St udent s and
Paralega ls
Janua ry 8 , 2 006, Pacific Heig hts , Co tab ato Cit y
Atty. A lg am ar A. La ti ph
Musli m Leg al Found ati on, I nc.
Ant i-D iscri mi nat ion
Bi ll
The Phili ppin es adopts th e gen er ally acc ept ed prin ci ple s
of in te rn ati on al la w
Political Rights
Social Justice
Equal Protection of Mother and her Fetus
Gender Equality
Cultural Equality
Po li tical Ri gh ts
“Bona fide candidates for any public office shall be free form
any form of harassment and discrimination.” (Sec. 10, Art. IX,
Const.)
So cia l Ju st ice
“[The State] shall equally protect the life of the mother and the
life of the unborn from conception.” (Sec. 12, Art. II, Const.)
Gend er Eq ua li ty
“ [The State] shall ensure the fundamental equality before the law
of women and men.” (Sec. 14, Art. 2, Const.)
Muslims were lineal descendants of Cain murdering his brother Abel. Forced
to dwell in east heaven, the East (Levant). (The constant conflict between
East and West)
Saint Bede in 8th century had stated the danger and evil of Islam. Muslims
are the descendants of Hagar the concubine of Prophet Abraham. Christians
are descendants of Abraham from his lawful wife and begotten son Isaac.
Agarenes
Ishmaelite
Sons of Ishmael
Race born of slaves
Sons of Cain
Misbegotten
MOR O
In 720, Tarif Bin Malik crossed the Mediterranean Sea to the Iberian
Peninsula
Moors, Moros, Moriscos (little Moros, those Moros who were converted to
Christianity) by Edict of Queen Isabelle it was change to Mudejares
(subjugated)
Moros “have the outward appearance of a man, for the best of you are
beast”
Moro was a tag “chosen for him by his enemy and not himself, and was
the result of animosity, warfare and resistance for foreign pressure.”
(Salah AlJubair)
“they were feared and hated by the Filipinos. They were feared and
hated by the Spaniards” (Vic Hurley 1935 cited by Marohomsalic )
Mal edi cta en du res be cause
the y we re immo rtali zed by
dances/play (Moro-Moro)
Music
books
poems
orations
odes
It defines discrimination
It penalizes discrimination
Repealing Clause(Sec. 4)
Natural person
Government officer
IMP RISO NMEN T for not less than 30 days nor more
than 6 months; and/or
Language
Legality
Liability
Langu ag e
Mus lim, Mo ro, IP shoul d be d efined und er the bill
The w ord s “d is ti nc tion, excl usi on and rest ri ctio n” must defi ned or
othe r l ega l t erm sho uld b e em ployed
To ret hi nk whet he r “human ri ght s, the polit ical, ec ono mic, soc ial,
cul tura l, a nd ci vil ri ght s” sho uld be mai nt ai ned c onsi dering t hat these
are al read y sep aratel y penali zed by othe r laws reg ard less whet her
one i s a Mus lim, Mo ro or I P
Eq ual acc ess/ pro tect ion on em ploy ment , livel ihood , housi ng ,
ed uc ation, and basi c serv ic es coul d be m ai nt ained but t he re might
be other fi el ds whi ch coul d be inc lud ed
“ eq ual fo ot ing ” whi ch is not a l egal term sho uld b e del eted a nd
anot her p hrase und er the co mpass of “equal ity” or “f air” shoul d b e
inst ead ut ilized
“ rec og ni tion, e nj oy ment or exerci se” is a surp lusag e and sho uld b e
del et ed ins tead the “i mpai ri ng or nul lifyi ng ” shoul d b e m ai nt ained
but “d epriv ing ”, “abri dging ”, “p rohi biting ”, “d eny ing ”, among others,
coul d be u tilized
Lega li ty
Vague
Liab ili ty
Salaam ….