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Philippines
Practice Relating to Rule 109. Search for, Collection and Evacuation of the Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
The Military Directive to Commanders (1988) of the Philippines provides:
Medical teams must be made available to provide … evacuation to injured civilians caught in the crossfire …
Coordination and liaison with national and local government agencies should be pursued in undertaking the following immediate tasks after [the] conduct of operations … rescue, evacuation and hospitalization.
Philippines, Protection and Rehabilitation of Innocent Civilians Affected by AFP Counterinsurgency Operations, Directive to Commanders of Major Services and Area Commands, Office of the Chief of Staff, General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Ministry of National Defense, 15 July 1988, Guideline 4(d) and (h).
The Soldier’s Rules (1989) of the Philippines instructs soldiers to “care for the wounded and sick, be they friendly or foe”.
Philippines, Soldier’s Rules, in Handbook on Discipline, Annex C(I), General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, 1989, § 5.
The Military Instructions (1989) of the Philippines provides:
In the aftermath of military or law enforcement operations involving a firefight that results in unavoidable casualties, caring for the wounded … must be a paramount concern of all commanders and troops at all levels … To increase their chances of survival, their immediate evacuation to the nearest clinic or hospital must be ensured.
Philippines, Safety of Innocent Civilians and Treatment of the Wounded and Dead, Directive to Commanders of Major Services and Area Commands, Office of the Chief of Staff, General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Ministry of National Defence, 6 September 1989, § 4.
The Joint Circular on Adherence to IHL and Human Rights (1991) of the Philippines provides that members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police must at the earliest possible opportunity turn the enemy hors de combat (e.g. wounded, surrendered/captured) “over to higher echelons of command/office for proper disposition”.
Philippines, Implementation Guidelines for Presidential Memorandum Order No. 393, dated 9 September 1991, Directing the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippines National Police to Reaffirm their Adherence to the Principles of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights in the Conduct of Security/Police Operations, Joint Circular Number 2-91, Department of National Defense, Department of Interior and Local Government, 1991, § 2(a)(3).
The Guidelines on Evacuations adopted in 1991 by the Presidential Human Rights Committee of the Philippines provided: “Non-Government health workers … shall be permitted to go to evacuation centers to render medical/relief assistance to evacuees.”
Philippines, Presidential Human Rights Committee, Resolution No. 91-001 Providing for Guidelines on Evacuations, 26 March 1991, § 5.
According to the Report on the Practice of the Philippines:
In an armed conflict where guerilla warfare is the strategy used, distinguishing between civilians and combatants is very difficult. This is precisely the reason why the Philippines have adopted the same rules for both civilians and combatants with regard to the search for … the wounded [and] sick.
Report on the Practice of the Philippines, 1997, Chapter 5.1.
