ENDNOTES i As the National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) of the Philippines, the Commission has the mandate vested by the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the Paris Principles to address, promote and protect the full range of human rights including civil and political rights, and economic, social and cultural rights. We have the mandate to regularly report on human rights situations and violations, and recommend steps on advancing the realization of human rights and dignity of all. ii The World Economic Forum. The Global Gender Gap Report 2016 . Geneva, Switzerland. 2016. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GGGR16/WEF_Global_Gender_Gap_Report_2016.pdf (accessed January 19, 2017). iii Asia Pacific Bureau. National consultation highlights gender digital divide in the Philippines. December 18, 2015. https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/asia-pacific-bureau/2015/12/national-consultation-highlights-gender-digitaldivide-philippines (accessed January 19, 2017). iv Freedom House. Freedom on the Net 2016: Philippines Country Profile. 2016. https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2016/philippines (accessed January 17, 2017) v Idem. vi Idem. vii World Wide Web Foundation. Women’s Rights Online: Report Card Philippines – Measuring Progress, Driving Action. 2016. http://webfoundation.org/docs/2016/09/WF_GR_Philippines.pdf (accessed on January 17, 2017) viii Asia Pacific Bureau. National consultation highlights gender digital divide in the Philippines. December 18, 2015. https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/asia-pacific-bureau/2015/12/national-consultation-highlights-gender-digitaldivide-philippines (accessed January 19, 2016) ix Idem. x Idem. xi DAKILA is one of the organizations working with CHR to monitor cases of human rights violations during the 2016 elections xii Mateo, Janvic. Election Related Cyber-Bullying Alarms CHR. April 18, 2016. http://beta.philstar.com/headlines/2016/04/18/1574461/election-related-cyber-bullying-alarmschr#RAo2oJ97KrYMjDWh.99 (accessed January 17, 2017). xiii Idem. xiv Rama, Micheline. When a comments section turns into a crime scene. May 5, 2016. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/564738/scitech/technology/when-a-comments-section-turns-into-a-crimescene (accessed January 17, 2017) xv Idem. xvi According to CHRP Chairperson Chito Gascon, based on the monitoring of their "Bantay Karapatan sa Halalan" (BKH) program, poll bets were the primary victims of harassment and insults on social media. In relation to this, The CHR urged victims to come forward and report incidents. To address human rights violation during the 2016 elections, BKH, in partnership with poll watchdogs and human rights groups such as Lente and Dakila, has launched an online portal, www.bantaykarapatan.org, where netizens can report cases of election-related human rights violations. xvii While ICT has not appeared in Philippine statutes, the term “information and communication system” has been defined in Sec. 2 of Republic Act 8792 or the Electronic Commerce Act of 2000 xviii 2009 Magna Carta of Women, Rule V Section 23 xix Asean Women Organization. Development and Delivery of Livelihood-based e-Service for ASEAN Women: Philippines Country Report. 2015. http://asean.women.or.kr/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Philippines-Country-Report.pdf (accessed January 24, 2017) xx 2009 Magna Carta of Women, Chapter V, Section 23 xxi An act which prohibits discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGIE) and providing penalties therefore xxii “The Anti-Discrimination bill was first filed during the 11th Congress by then Akbayan Rep. Etta Rosales in the House of Representatives and by Miriam Defensor-Santiago in the Senate, which means that this initiative has been pending in Congress for 17 years now. The bill itself was a direct policy proposal from the Lesbian and Gay Legislative Advocacy Network or LAGABLAB, the first LGBT policy advocacy network in the Philippines, as a response to LGBT-related bills filed by some legislators that did not necessarily reflect the priorities of the community,” What you need to know about the Anti-Discrimination Bill, https://fullman.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/adb/ (accessed 24 January 2017) xxiii Senate Bill No. 2475 – An Act Prohibiting Discrimination on the Basis of Age, Racial Or Ethnic Origin, Religious Belief or Activity, Political Inclination or Conviction, Social Class, Sex, Gender, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expressions, Marital or Relationship Status, Disability, Hiv Status, Health Status or Medical History, Language, Physical Features, and Other Status, and Providing Penalties Therefor.