The document summarizes the creation and objectives of the Philippine Coalition on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It was formed in 2011 with over 18 member organizations representing different disability constituencies. The Coalition aims to monitor the Philippines' implementation of the UNCRPD and produce alternative reports for international committees. It has accomplished submitting alternative reports and engaging the government to advocate for disability rights and inclusion. The document recommends that other countries forming coalitions ensure an inclusive process that closely involves persons with disabilities.

1. Preparing An Alternative Report on the
Implementation of the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD):
The Philippine Experience
Lauro L. Purcil, Jr.
Convenor
Philippine Coalition on the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities
Board of Governor, KAMPI

2. Creation of the Philippine Coalition
• February 2011
• With the participation of the International
Disability Alliance
• Funding from Open Society Foundation

3. The Philippine Coalition on the UNCRPD
• Over 9 Disability Constituencies
• 18 member organizations and increasing

4. Philippine Coalition Members
• Alyansa ng may Kapansanang Pinoy
• Autism Society Philippines
• Center for Advocacy, Learning and Livelihood (CALL)
Foundation of the Blind Inc.
• Government Union for the Integration of Disabled
Employees
• Katipunan ng mga Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas
• Las Pinas Federation of Persons with Disabilities
• Leonard Cheshire Disability Philippines
• Life Haven Independent Living Center
• New Vois Association

5. Philippine Coalition Members (continued)
• Nova Foundation
• Parents Advocates of Visually impaired Children
• Philippine Association of Children With Learning and
Developmental Disabilities
• Philippine Chamber of Massage Industry for Visually
Impaired
• Philippine Deaf Resource Center
• Philippine Federation of the Deaf
• Punlaka
• Quezon City Federation of Persons With Disabilities
• Tahanang Walang Hagdanan
• Women with Disabilities Leap To Social and Economic
Progress

6. Objectives
• Establish Core Group of Persons with
Disabilities Organizations; and friends for
monitoring the UNCRPD
• Produce Alternative Reports for the Human
Rights Council and the International
Committee on the UNCRPD

7. Legal Bases
CRPD:
• Article 4.3 Full & effective participation
• Article 33.3 National implementation and
monitoring
• Article 35.4 Transparency

8. Process of review of Peers
(including countries that did not ratify the
UNCRPD)
The Universal Periodic Review by the
Human Rights Council

9. International Committee of Experts of the
UNCRPD
Review of Experts, including Persons
with Disabilities

10. Accomplishments of the Philippine
Coalition
• Produced and Submitted the Alternative Report
for the Universal Periodic Review to the Human
Rights Council (28 November 2011)

11. Other Accomplishments
Persuaded leaders and organizations of
Persons With Disabilities that aside from
being Rights Claimants, we are also Duty
Bearers
Mainstreamed the Coalition with the
Philippine human rights movement

12. Engagements with Executive, Legislative
and the Judicial branches of national govt
• Actively involved in budget
monitoring and lobbying
• Do a budget analysis from a disability
perspective

13. Important Lessons Learned
• The mainstream Civil Society and
Human Rights movements welcome
the participation of the sector
• Government and society respect people
and sector who assert and claim their
rights

14. Persons with Disabilities are
the experts on disabilities
• Government and society must closely
consult and actively involve persons
with disabilities in all matters affecting
the sector

15. Recommendations for countries who will
write their own parallel reports
• Do your homework! KNOW the CRPD
• Know the core issues of each disability
• Agree on the core issues of the sector
• Do subsectoral consultations - women,
children, etc.
• Get into budget advocacy
• Have a strong core group to push forward

16. (more) Recommendations for countries
who will write their own parallel reports
• Engage with the key human rights
organizations of your country: let them
get to know your advocacy AND know
their advocacy
• Get strong adminstrative support
• Befriend media

17. Keep in mind…
• Preparing an Alternative Report is not
just a project… it is a PROCESS, an
INCLUSIVE PROCESS
(at times, it may seem slow to get down
to the grassroots, but it will be worth it
in the end)

18. Chief Goal of Awareness Raising
• That Human Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, like inherent dignity and
equality is COMMON SENSE.

19. Because Human Rights is Common
Sense
Therefore, IT IS NON NEGOTIABLE.

20. Let’s have COMMON SENSE.
Let’s be responsible in
ASSERTING our RIGHTS and
FULL EQUALITY.

21. Persons with Disabilities around the
world cry out:
NOTHING ABOUT US,
WITHOUT US!!

22. Advocates of accessibility declare:
Partial compliance is non-compliance!

23. We should demand from all -
WITHOUT US, effort for disability is
NOTHING!!

24. philcoalitioncrpd@gmail.com
*Philippine Coalition on the U.N.
Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities