before the demolition took place. Even the barangay chairman or village chieftain refuses to talk to the residents and to extend public service to the victims of demolition. The residents of Sitio Balagbacan describe their community as a paradise. They live there for more than 100 years already. Ninety percent (90%) of the residents are dependent on fishing while others are in farming. However, the government connives with businessman Federico Campos III, a rich beach resort tycoon and developer who have huge business interest in Sitio Balagbacan community. The said tycoon is the owner of the luxurious Virgin Beach Resort. A court decision was ruled converting the land from agricultural use to commercial use. Defend Job Philippines conducted a Fact finding Mission in one of the relocation sites on 2012 in Montalban Rizal and conducted a separate investigation in an in city relocation site in Muntinlupa City on 2015. The area of Montalban Rizal is a declared fault line area that is why from the very start, the area is not conducive and safe for the people to live. There are also quarrying sites operating in the mountains of Rodriguez Rizal that cause the destruction of the environment. The living and working condition of the relocatees worsened especially in terms of jobs, livelihood, access to social services and the condition of women and children. Some relocatees already went back and plan to go back to former places in Metro Manila or else they will die in hunger in the relocation site. Others have already resorted to pawn or sell their right to the housing unit for P60 000 to 80 000. Life in the relocation site is very hard for the women especially in terms of livelihood and coping up for the daily needs of the family. The women find it very difficult to take good care of the family alone. Their husbands and children are working in Metro Manila and nearby provinces like Cavite and Bulacan. And they seldom go home to save their money. Women are budgeting a very small income and most of the time they eat instant noodles or fried fish instead of nutritious food to their family. Worst, they skip meals because there is nothing to eat. Most of the women are worried and pressured to find money to pay for the monthly amortization of the house and utility bills. CEDAW and Related International Standards The CEDAW Committee has previously expressed concern over the disproportionate impact of forced evictions on women. In its 2011 review of Israel, the Committee asked the State party to “revoke its policies allowing for and refrain from the practice of forced eviction and house demolitions, which negatively impact on the physical and psychological well-being as well as the development and advancement of palestinian and israeli arab women” (UN Doc. CEDAW/C/ISR/CO/5 at para. 29(a)). Similarly, in its 2012 review of Togo, the CEDAW Committee asked the State party to “ensure that land lease contracts with foreign companies do not result in forced eviction and internal displacement or the increased food insecurity and poverty of local populations, including women and girls, and that the company concerned and/or the state party provide the affected communities with adequate compensation and alternative land” (UN Doc. CEDAW/C/TGO/CO/6-7 at para. 37 (e)). In its General Comment No. 7, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has defined forced evictions as “the permanent or temporary removal against their will, of individuals, families and/or communities from the homes and/or land which they occupy, without the provision of, and access to, appropriate forms of legal or other protection.” The Committee has also recognized that women deserve special consideration and assistance in cases of evictions: “Women …,” the Committee acknowledged, “suffer disproportionately from the practice of forced evictions. Women in all groups are especially vulnerable given the extent to statutory and other forms of discrimination which 6