available. There is also acknowledgment from health workers that there is difficulty in meeting the standards of doctor/nurse/midwife ratio to population served. 15.4. In Mindanao, concerns have been raised on the failure to engage indigenous and religious leaders in the reproductive health agenda and to engage them in information dissemination on reproductive health and rights. Barriers in accessing reproductive health services include lack of information and misinformation on reproductive health, breakdown of service delivery networks, religious and cultural barriers, and unprofessional and / or unethical practices of health service providers. Instances of misinformation due to religion or culture have also been documented which were shown to have affected women and men’s willingness to access reproductive health services. In some cases, while women are generally aware of the available services, they are unwilling to avail of such services due to misplaced religious beliefs or cultural practices. For instance, while a ‘fatwa’ has been issued on the acceptability of reproductive health in Islam, not all Moro women are aware of the same. For indigenous peoples, while elders claim that it is not against indigenous culture, some women refuse to avail of services believing they are breaking cultural or that they have to seek the consent of their husbands. These led to recommendations on the need to improve information dissemination not only on available goods and services, but also to include men, traditional and religious leaders in the reproductive health agenda.