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The Act institutionalized the incorporation and registration of religious, educational, and other charitable trusts and societies in the Kingdom of Tonga.

The Declaration proclaims that Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offense against human dignity. Thus, all appropriate measures shall be taken to abolish existing laws, customs, regulations and practices that are discriminatory against women and to establish adequate legal protection for the equal rights of men and women.

The Act prohibits the employment of children below 15 years of age.

The Executive Order established the Committee on Power Conservation and Demand Management (Committee) as a regular and permanent body. Its powers and functions include undertaking information dissemination campaigns to create greater awareness of power conservation measures and promoting an environment that will be conducive to free and active private sector participation, and initiatives in power conservation activities.

The petition against the continued issuance of logging licenses was brought by petitioner minors, on behalf of their generation, as well as generations yet unborn. It argued that if current logging rates continue, the Philippines would be bereft of forest cover in a decade. The court found that petitioners had personality to sue in behalf of succeeding generations on the concept of intergenerational responsibility. It recognized that petitioners have a clear right to a balanced and healthful ecology and that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has an obligation to protect it.

The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action reaffirms the solemn commitment of all States to fulfill their obligations to promote universal respect for, and observance and protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations' other instruments relating to human rights and international law. It also specifically states that gender-based violence and all forms of sexual harassment and exploitation, including those resulting from cultural prejudice and international trafficking, are incompatible with the dignity and worth of the human person and must be eliminated.

The Act created the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas as an independent central monetary authority to carry out its mandated functions and responsibilities with respect to money, banking and credit matters.

The Act prescribed measures for the prevention of unfair competition and provided penalties therefor. It also provided for compensation for any loss or damage caused by unfair competition.

The Act provides for the legal framework relating to the welfare, care, protection and rehabilitation of children and young persons.

The Act ratifies the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change signed in Rio de Janeiro on 08 June 1992. A copy of the Convention is attached as a schedule to the Act.