CEDAW/C/PHL/CO/7-8 (d) Institute a mechanism to monitor the impact of temporary special measures taken, track trends over time and take necessary corrective measures, including introducing sanctions for non-compliance, and provide in the next report detailed information and an assessment of results achieved. Stereotypes and harmful practices 23. The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to remove discriminatory gender stereotypes from teaching materials used in schools. It is nevertheless concerned about persisting stereotypes regarding the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society, as well as derogatory statements and behaviour by high-level political figures with regard to women and public acquiescence to such statements and behaviour. 24. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Put in place a comprehensive strategy with proactive and sustained measures aimed at both women and men at all levels of society, including political, traditional and religious leaders, to eliminate discriminatory stereotypes about the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society; (b) Encourage the media to portray positive images of women and the equal status of women and men in public and private life and to avoid gender stereotypes in media coverage of gender-based violence against women; (c) Fully implement the recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights in its resolution on case No. 2016-078. Gender-based violence against women 25. The Committee notes the legislation in place in the State party and the comprehensive policy framework and inter-agency mechanisms to combat genderbased violence against women, but is concerned about: (a) The high prevalence of gender-based violence against women and girls and the low reporting of incidents of violence, in particular domestic violence and sexual violence, due to stigmatization of and discrimination against victims; (b) The limited scope of the Anti-Violence against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (Republic Act No. 9262), which is focused mainly on domestic violence by intimate partners; (c) The fact that statutory rape under the Anti-Rape Law of 1997 is limited to cases in which the victim is under 12 years of age; (d) The increasing incidence of online sexual exploitation and abuse of children; (e) Intensified gender-based violence against women, including by members of the armed forces, such as killings and sexual violence and abuse in conflictaffected areas and in areas of large-scale development projects; 6/16 16-12874

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