Gan dochar d'fhorálacha Airteagail #, #, # agus # den Chonradh, féadfaidh na Ballstáit a eisiamh ó raon feidhme an Rialacháin seo rialacha ginearálta maidir le cúiteamh airgeadais i leith oibleagáidí seirbhíse poiblí lena mbunófar uastaraifí le haghaidh daltaí, mac léinn, printíseach agus daoine a bhfuil a soghluaisteacht laghdaithe
whereas the President of the Republic of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, has appointed the above mentioned Melo Commission to examine the problem and a national-level police task force (Task Force Usig) to investigate the killings promptly and to prosecute the perpetratorsoj4 oj4