2. In EJK cases, CHR investigators also encountered difficulty in requesting for information and reports from PNP personnel by the latter’s raising of the Data Privacy Act and Freedom of Information in relation to their PNP manual; 3. The region lacks psychologists and psychiatrists for psychological abuse cases in relation to R.A. 9262 and R.A. 7610; 4. The protocol for procurement of medico-legal certificate appears to be too tedious for the victims-complainants; 5. The hospital protocol to issue the certificate containing the findings of psychological assessment in psychological abuse cases in relation to R.A. 9262 and R.A. 7610 only when there is court order places the case at risk of dismissal, the allegation of psychological abuse being unsubstantiated; 6. The region lacks the facilities and shelters for children- victims of abuse, neglect and abandonment; 7. There is also apparent lack of implementation of R.A. 10360 particularly in the establishment of Bahay Pag-asa; 8. There is difficulty in monitoring the actual situation of the CICLs in the facility as physical visits have been suspended because of Covid 19. 9. There is also apparent insufficiency in the construction of housing units for the IDPs victims of siege; 10. There is slow progress in the rehabilitation of the IDP situation; and there is lack of assurance as to their transfer to permanent sites; 11. There are issues of biases in the identification of IDP beneficiaries and in the awarding of units; 12. There are also issues regarding food, water, health and sanitation, security, livelihood and education among the IDPs; 13. Issues on lack of awareness of the law and lack of implementation of the law protecting persons with disabilities were also raised; 14. A number of jails, detention cells and lock up cells appear congested; 15. There is difficulty in monitoring jail conditions due to the memorandum by the central office ordering the suspension of the same because of the Covid 19 pandemic and the personnel’s lack of PPEs; 16. The failure to accomplish the targeted jail visitation due to the pandemic greatly affected the OPCR, the BUR and the chief investigator’s DPCR as well as the special investigators’ IPCR; 17. Compliance with the law protecting senior citizens and PWDs by different agencies likewise requires proper monitoring even through online means; 11 11