THE Philippines has introduced two major projects that seeks to further protect women and develop legal instruments on human rights during the 23rd meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in Boracay last week.

In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the AICHR will push for the thematic study on protecting the rights of women in natural disaster situations and a follow-up workshop on the development of the legal instruments on human rights in Asean.

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