CEDAW/C/PHL/Q/7-8/Add.1 • Paralegal training • VAWC training • Case-handling for barangay officials • Advocacy campaign 7.6.3 National Referral System for the Recovery and Reintegration of Trafficked Persons established to systematically document trafficking cases. 7.6.4 Disability Sensitivity Training included in capacity building for service providers. 7.6.5 OFWs VAW victims are attended by the Filipino Workers Resource Centre operated by the Philippine Foreign Service Posts, supported by Philippine Overseas Labour Offices, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and Social Welfare Attaches. 7.6.6 DOH operates Women and Children Protection Units (WCPUs) in 67 retained hospitals nationwide that provide medical interventions, and support to women-friendly spaces in evacuation centres. 7.6.7 Women’s desks in all police stations to attend to complaints/cases involving women, including women with disabilities, as mandated by RA 8551. Police officers assigned to women’s desks go through GST. Progress in the national operationalization of VAWDOCS 7.7 Presently, the system is not ready for nationwide implementation. It is still being enhanced with additional functionalities based on piloting in 3 LGUs. Updates on measures to ensure full compliance with the views of the Committee in the cases of Karen Vertido vs and R vs the Philippines 7.8 A law is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Committee with respect to compensation. However, there are existing remedies available for victims of rape: • Pursue a civil suit in court, independent of the criminal aspect of the case • File claims before the Board of Claims 7.9 Training and education of judges, prosecutors and court personnel on gender responsive handling of cases are continuously conducted (See 1.14). Also, the courts implement the 2004 directive of the Supreme Court allowi ng the hiring of signlanguage interpreters to assist deaf parties or witnesses in case proceedings. 7.10 On the suggested legislative measure, proposed bill, SB 2462, which seeks to amend the definition of rape, notes the comments of the Committee. F. Trafficking and exploitation of prostitution 8. Monitoring and evaluation of anti-trafficking programs 8.1 IACAT oversees the planning and implementation of anti-trafficking programs. Its 2nd National Strategic Action Plan for 2012 -2016 establishes 16-06662 9/33