138
Id., para. 51 (g).
Lourdes E. Osil et al. v Office of the Mayor of the City of Manila et al., Court of Appeals, Petition for
Certiorari and Prohibition (Apr. 4, 2009) (copy of petition on file with the Center).
140
CEDAW Committee, Inquiry Report, supra note 4, paras. 20, 44.
141
Id., para. 45.
142
Id., para. 44; Shadow Letter, supra note 3, para. 35; CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, LOURDES OSIL V
MAYOR OF MANILA: ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION IS A HUMAN RIGHT, 6 (2010).
143
Osil v Manila, RTC, supra note 41, at 8, 13. A judge determined that the case was "a moot point" following the
passage of RPRHA and the Imbong v Ochoa case.
144
State party Report, supra note 1, para. 27.
145
MCW, supra note 8, sec. 40.
146
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER OMBUD GUIDELINES, 23-32, 93 (2015) (Phil.).
147
IRR, supra note 9, secs. 4.07, 5.26.
148
DOH, IMPLEMENTATION REPORT, supra note 50, at 109. The report provides that, as of Apr. 2015, the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) circular addressed to all DILG field units and LGUs
emphasizing the need for each LGU to designate a Reproductive Health Officer (RHO) is still awaiting the
signature of the DILG Secretary.
149
An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991, Rep. Act No. 7160, sec. 3(j) (1991) (Phil.).
150
CEDAW Committee, Inquiry Report, supra note 4, sec. 24.
151
Id., paras. 51 (g), (h).
152
During an event organized by the Center in June 2015 attended by government representatives, several
government officials learned for the first time that Sorsogon City had issued an EO similar to that of the City of
Manila.
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