CEDAW/C/PHI/Q/6 various transnational crimes, including trafficking in human beings (para. 198). Please assess progress in the systematic use of the Center and evaluate its impact on combating trafficking. 11. According to the report, data reported on human trafficking is very low compared to the number of actual victims not reported. The report attributes this to the lack of a systematic monitoring mechanism on the movement of Philippine migrants (para. 180). Please indicate measures taken to introduce a systematic monitoring mechanism on the movement of Philippine migrants. Participation in political and public life 12. In its previous concluding comments, the Committee recommended that temporary special measures be adopted to increase the participation of women in top-level decision-making positions in the public sector.2 Please provide an update on the status of proposed laws to provide for temporary special measures to increase women’s participation described in paragraph 43 of the report, as well as on any alternative measures contemplated or implemented to increase the number of women in public office. 13. The report acknowledges the need for temporary special measures to increase women’s participation, especially in the judiciary, police and military academy (para. 258). Has the Government introduced any temporary special measures in accordance with article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention, and the Committee’s general recommendation 25 to increase women’s participation in the judiciary, police and military academy? If yes, please elaborate on these measures. Stereotypes and education 14. Please provide information on the impact of the initiatives listed in paragraph 168 to raise public consciousness and understanding of women’s issues in order to address the stereotyped and negative portrayal of women and girls in media and on any other measures taken to promote a more balanced and non-stereotypical image of women and men in the media. 15. Please describe the progress achieved as a result of reforms related to gender mainstreaming in the education curricula and indicate what measures are being taken to integrate a gender perspective into the curricula at all levels of education. 16. The report notes that while the national school participation rate is high, it is lower in remote areas, among street children, those living in extreme poverty, indigenous people and those in living areas undergoing armed conflict (para. 288). Please provide information on specific measures or actions taken to ensure the right to education of girls and women in these groups. Employment 17. According to the report, a bill to establish a Civil Service Code was proposed in 2001 to codify existing laws on civil service and provisions on maternity leave for unmarried women, paternity leave, parental leave for single parents, flexible working hours and a provision for a disciplinary action on the ground of sexual harassment (para. 383). Kindly provide information on whether the pending bill has 2 Ibid., para. 302. 3