PAF FLIGHT PLAN 2028

JET FORCE For Greater Peace and Security

SALIENT
FEATURES OF RA
NR 9745
(An act Penalizing Torture and Other Cruel,
SCOPE OF PRESENTATION

 What is the Perspective of Civilian

 AFP Mandate
 What is Torture
 Policies of the State with regards to
Torture
 Elements of the Crime of Torture
 What is Physical Torture
 What is Mental/Psychological
Torture
 When is a person criminally liable
as principal
 When is a person criminally liable
as accessory
 As in all other Philippine human rights-
related laws, we still have to wait and see
how serious, sincere, and honest the
military and police sectors of the
Philippine society would enforce and
respect the letter and spirit of the law. As
we all know, the military and police
officers and personnel are the number
one human rights violators in the
Philippines, abetted and funded by
What is the national and local war, drug, and crime
perspective of lords and by regional and local political
dynasties.
Civilian -ATTY MANUEL J. LASERNA JR
Law professor of FEU, Manila,
 AFP Mandate
 As the protectorate of the people and the
state, we need to sustain the trust of the
society in the pursuit of peace. We must
always be guided by our adherence to the
rule of law, respect for human rights and
strict observance of rules of engagement.
WHAT IS TORTURE?
 A grave human rights violation
 Is impractical and declared
unacceptable by international law and
domestic laws of other countries
POLICIES OF THE
STATE
WITH REGARDS
TO TORTURE
 To ensure that the human rights of all
persons including suspects, prisoners and
detainees are respected at all times.
 To ensure that secret detention place,
solitary confinement, incommunicado, or
other similar forms of detention are
prohibited
 Adhere to the principles and standards
on the absolute condemnation and
prohibition of torture.
ELEMENTS OF
THE CRIME OF
TORTURE
 act by which severe pain or suffering
 whether physical or mental
 is intentionally inflicted on a person for
purposes (obtaining information, or
intimidating another person)
WHAT IS PHYSICAL
TORTURE?
-is a form of treatment that causes severe pain,
exhaustion, disability or dysfunction
It shall include, but not limited to the following:
a. Systematic beating, punching, kicking, striking;
b. Food deprivation/ Forcible feeding not normally eaten;
c. Electric shock, cigarette burning, burning by heated
items
d. Submersion of head in water;
e. Being tied or forced to stressful bodily position;
f. Rape/Sexual abuse/insertion of foreign objects into the
sex organ or rectum/ Electrocution of genitals
g. Mutilation or amputation of the essential parts of
the body;
h. Dental Torture or forced extraction of teeth;
i. Pulling of fingernails;
j. Use of plastic bag placed over the head-
asphyxiation
k. Use of psychoactive drugs to change the
perception or will of the person; and
l. Other analogous acts of torture
 WHAT IS
MENTAL/
PSYCHOLOGIC
AL TORTURE?
 Refers to acts that affect or confuse the mind
and/or undermine a person’s dignity.
It shall include, but not limited to the
following:
a. Blindfolding;
b. Threat with body harm, execution or
wrongful acts;
c. Confinement in solitary cells/secret detention
places
d. Prolonged interrogation;
e. “Show trial” public display as
detainee/humilation;
f. Unscheduled transfer creating belief of
summary execution;
i. Denial of sleep/rest
j. Shame infliction such as stripping
naked;
k. Deliberate prohibition to
communicate with family; and
l. Other analogous acts of
mental/psychological torture.
WHEN IS A PERSON
CRIMINALLY LIABLE
AS PRINCIPAL?
- Any person who actually participated or induced another, or who cooperated in the
execution.
- Any superior military official who issued an order to any lower ranking personnel to commit
torture
- The immediate Commanding Officer for any act of omission or negligence that led for his
/her subordinates to commit torture
- The immediate Commanding Officer for “neglect of duty” under the doctrine of “command
responsibility” if he/she has knowledge of or, owing to the circumstances at the time, should
have known that acts of torture or other cruel and despite such knowledge, did not take
preventive or corrective action either before, during or immediately after its commission
WHEN IS A PERSON
CRIMINALLY LIABLE
AS ACCESSORY?
Any public officer or employee shall be liable as an accessory if
she/he has knowledge of torture and without having participated
therein takes part subsequent in any of the following manner.
-Profiting from or assisting the offender to profit from the effects of
torture.
- By concealing the act of torture
- By harbouring, concealing or assisting in the escape of the principal.
 Command Guidance

RA 9745 is a collective endeavour requiring the observance

and adherence of every Airman to the fullest. The firm
resolve towards strengthening respect, understanding and
value for human rights in line with the implementation of
the PAF Flight Plan 2028 is a clear manifestation of the
Commands shared responsibility in line with commands
framework Jointly Engaged Transforming Force for Greater
 END OF
PRESENTATION
THANK YOU AND
GOOD DAY!