48. The Committee may wish to direct the attention of the State on these issues and inquire on
the efforts of the State in addressing the concerns of Filipinas divorced by foreign
husbands; the health and discrimination experienced by migrant women with diverse
SOGIE and those living with HIV, and women deportees from Sabah, Malaysia.
On measures to implement the views of the Committee
49. The Commission is concerned at the assertion of the State Party that legislation is required
to implement the views of the Committee with respect to compensation, 47 especially since
the views on the Vertido communication is of 2010 vintage.
50. The Committee may wish to urge the State Party to pass the necessary legislation to give
full effect to the views of the Committee. The Committee may wish to inquire as well on
the State’s efforts to implement the views of the Committee in the case of the deaf victim
survivor of Rape, R vs. Philippines and the CEDAW Inquiry in the City of Manila.
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47
See CEDAW/C/PHL/Q/7-8 Add.1, para. 7.8
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