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and R.A. 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003). As forlabor rights, an example of a specific law is R.A. 6727 (WageRationalization Act), which established the mechanism fordetermining minimum wage from time to time.Again, in terms of relevance to PLHIV issues, it can be concluded that thePhilippines has a noteworthy record when it comes to ratifying majorinternational instruments for the protection of vulnerable groups, and inpassing laws that approximate the international norms.C. SPECIFIC RIGHTS OF PLHIVVarious instruments have defined rights of PLHIV 4 , among them:■ Right to freedom from discrimination■ Right to privacy■ Right to freedom from mandatory or compulsory testing■ Right to confidential medical examination■ Right to access to public information■ Right to access to personal information■ Right to pre- and post- testing counseling■ Right to decent burial■ Right to insurance1. Rights set forth by international human rights instrumentsThere are several non-binding instruments that have elaborated somerights specific to PLHIV. Among them are:■International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights: TheGuidelines have suggested a number of actions for States to followin mounting an effective response to the HIV and AIDS problem.They also reiterated the various basic individual rights that humanbeings are entitled to, stating that these should be enjoyedregardless of HIV-positive status.4There are more rights of PLHIV than those listed here. Among the other rights are:- Right to highest standard of health- Right to adequate standard of living and social security services- Right to work, including livelihood training- Right to adequate medication- Right to coordinated response by the governmentHowever, as stated at the outset, this report does not elaborate on the rights which are considereddemands, inasmuch as the resolution of their violations do not fall under the usual redressmechanisms.THE RIGHTS INTRODUCTION OF PLHIV13