employers and heads of schools and training institutions to ensure that sexual harassment complaints in their respective institutions are addressed appropriately. More notably, the law also penalizes sexual harassment which occurs not just in a work and education but also in other environments, such as in public spaces and online platforms. 2. GBV-related Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda. The year 2019 marked the launch of the Women’s Priority Legislative Agenda for the 18th Congress through the PCW-led event JUANA TALKS “Bakit Mahalaga ang Agenda ni Juana?” held on September 26 at the Philippine International Convention Center. Over 100 participants from the national government agencies, civil society organizations, and academe from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao attended the event. Eight out of the ten legislative agenda are related to GBV as follows [See Annex 2 for the definition]: 1. Strengthening the Provisions of R.A. No. 8353: Amending the Anti-Rape Law. 2. Amending/Repealing the Revised Penal Code provisions on Adultery and Concubinage 3. Ensuring Women’s Equal Rights in Marriage and Family Relations 4. Recognizing Sexual Abuse and Focusing on the Violence and Abusive Conduct as Grounds for Legal Separation. 5. Enacting the Anti-Prostitution Law 6. Upholding the Right to Life and Security of Spouses and Daughters by Repealing Article 247 of the Revised Penal Code 7. Enacting a Law Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression 8. Adopting Divorce in the Family Code Maintaining Provision of Essential Health Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of international concern and eventually as a Global Pandemic by 11 March 2020. With DOH at the helm of the COVID-19 response, it needed to mitigate the risk of health system collapse and maintain essential health service delivery, while working to meet the demands of the COVID-19 response. Hence in 2020, DOH enacted several policies and guidelines to maintain quality essential services for all. Although the following policies were developed and enacted in 2020, these were included in the 2019 RPRH Law Annual Report to urgently highlight DOH’s policy actions and interventions in response to the pandemic. 1. DC 2020-0167: Continuous Provision of Essential Health Services During the COVID-19 Epidemic 2. DM 2020-Guidelines on the Continuous Provision of Family Planning Services during Enhanced Community Quarantine following the COVID-19 Pandemic0222: 3. DM 2020-0261: Interim Guidelines on the Continuous Provision of Maternal Health Services during COVID-19 Pandemic 4. DM 2020-0319: Interim Guidelines on COVID-19 Management of Pregnant Women, Women About to Give Birth, and Newborns 5. DM 2020-0341: Interim Guidelines on Provision of Health Services for Adolescents 6. DM 2020-0351: Interim Guidelines of the Implementation of HPV Vaccination amid COVID-19 Pandemic 28 2019 Annual Report Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012