A/HRC/21/12 28. Pursuant to its Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities, the Philippines recognizes and upholds the rights of persons with disabilities, including their right to participate in political and public life. 29. The Philippines continues to promote and protect the rights of indigenous peoples and indigenous cultural communities and observes the provisions of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act. It advocates responsible mining through the application of more stringent rules under a new mining policy that takes into account the impact of extensive mining operations on indigenous peoples and the environment. 30. With regard to trafficking in persons, the delegation stated that there has been a total of 72 convictions, with 87 persons convicted since the Anti-Trafficking Law was enacted in 2003. Since June 2010, when President Benigno Aquino came to power, 57 persons have been convicted in 43 convictions, representing an increase in successful prosecution of nearly 150 per cent in terms of convictions, and 190 per cent in terms of individuals convicted within such a relatively short time. 31. Measures taken with regard to protection, recovery and reintegration of victims of trafficking include rescue, counselling, financial and legal assistance, skills training, auxiliary services and temporary shelter. The Philippines has invited the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons to visit the country this year. 32. At the regional level, the Philippines is actively pursuing the adoption of a Convention on Trafficking in Persons by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and supports the formulation of an ASEAN Declaration on Human Rights and the work of the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights and the ASEAN Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 33. During the interactive dialogue, 64 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue can be found in section II of the present report. The delegations present thanked the Philippines for the preparation of its substantive national report based on a broad national consultation process and for the comprehensive information provided in its presentation. 34. The Republic of Korea highlighted the Philippines accession to the Rome Statute, the Stateless Persons Convention and the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. It welcomed its efforts to form a Special Task Force to address extrajudicial killings and its enactment of the Anti-Torture Act. Republic of Korea made recommendations. 35. The Russian Federation stated that the implementation of recommendations from the first UPR cycle contributed to the improvement of the human rights situation. It noted the Philippines’ efforts in relation to economic, social and cultural rights, particularly the adoption of the 2011–2016 Development Plan. The Russian Federation made recommendations. 36. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia commended the Philippines’ efforts to fight poverty and improve living conditions, particularly through the establishment of the Human Development and Poverty Reduction Cluster. It welcomed the financing of integrated social services in small village-based projects and encouraged the creation of jobs and micro projects to strengthen the capacity of households and help the elderly. Saudi Arabia made recommendations. 6