A/HRC/8/52 page 159 4. Views expressed by the State under review on the outcome and concluding remarks 455. Brazil also thanked various delegations for their comments made concerning their involvement and the commitment of Brazil to the improvement of its human rights policies. Concerning the comments made by the representatives of civil society, Brazil noted that its statement had been clear about its openness to work along with civil society organizations in the ongoing process. It noted that the public policies included in the national report of Brazil and the report of the Working Group reflected the other steps that Brazil would have to take to address the main human rights problems. Brazil also noted that one of its main objectives was to develop a set of human rights indicators that would help improve and fine-tune the human rights policies already in place. Brazil highlighted that the national programme introduced in the country for the protection of human rights defenders had not been reflected in the final report of the Working Group, and that that programme was aimed to guarantee, inter alia, the life of defenders and their physical and psychological safety, to prevent threats and situation of vulnerability, and to implement active polices. It pointed out that, in some federal States, pilot projects were being implemented for the protection of human rights defenders, and that this was an indication of how the national process could be improved. Brazil also stated that the national policy on the matter had been launched by the President in 2007, and that a legal framework had been developed. It reported that one of the country’s priorities had been to establish a national protection system that would rationalize all sectoral programmes under way in various areas, such as the protection programmes for victims and witnesses, human rights defenders and children and adolescents. Philippines 456. The review of the Philippines was held on 11 April 2008 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents: the national report submitted by the Philippines in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/1/PHL/1 and Corr.1); the compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/1/PHL/2); and the summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/1/PHL/3). 457. At its 16th meeting, on 10 June 2008, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review on the Philippines (see section C below). 458. The outcome of the review on the Philippines is constituted of the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/8/28), together with the views of the Philippines concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group (see also A/HRC/8/28/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions as well as on its voluntary commitments 459. The Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations Office at Geneva reaffirmed that the Philippines had always attached the highest priority to the protection and promotion of human rights. It had therefore welcomed the opportunity of the universal periodic