conducting a feeding program.91 The arrest of Pride 20 during the Pride March is yet another concerning event, as members of the LGBQI+ community were arrested during the exercise of freedom of expression. Reports of red-tagging and raids of offices of human rights defenders were also received by the Commission’s regional offices during this period of crisis. The Commission has also noted with alarm and concern the rising misogyny and sexual harassment online. There is also a marked increase in online exploitation of children. Rampant victim blaming and misogynistic comments were brought about by a post made by the Philippine National Police (Lucban, Quezon, Police Station, Region IV) advising women on what to wear to avoid rape. This sparked an uptake of misogynistic remarks even from known media personalities. In both cases, advisories and statements were issued by the Commission. Online sexual exploitation of children, including girl children is also on the rise. With work and education shifting online, and with increased access and time spent online, the portal has also received uptakes in GBV committed in online spaces. Of the 111 reports, 14 (12.6%) involved GBV committed in online spaces. These included the case of a deaf woman who has been subjected to online sexual harassment by a friend and whose case has been referred to the NBI violence against women’s desk. Information gap on government assistance and services; Complaints of exclusion from Social Amelioration Program of the Government; The Commission’s monitoring also documented complaints and requests for assistance pertaining to accessing information in relation to government support services, and of complaints as well of exclusion from government’s services like the social amelioration program (SAP). Reports from the Commission’s regional offices reveal an uptake on requests for legal assistance in relation to exclusion from SAP benefits. The results of the Commission’s community based monitoring with women with disabilities showed that many of the interviewees said that they do not have enough information about COVID-19, and that they need more information on accessing government support like SAP. Specifically, the Community Based Monitoring raised the following concerns regarding access to information: absence of sign language interpreters in the community and local government level, this affect the deaf’s ability to communicate requests and thier access to important community information; the lack of accessible information materials for persons with visual impairment on COVID-19, on government assistance and on Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) Guidelines; the deaf; isolation of deaf women from family members as most cannot communicate sign language while the wearing of masks also affect the ability to lip read; other disability groups complained absence of clear information on how to access SAP and the exclusions therefrom. At the onset of the ECQ and in response to the information gap experienced by the deaf community, a group of sign language interpreters and deaf leaders, formed the FSL Access Team COVID-19. The group responded to the clamour of deaf community for access to life saving information regarding the virus and also of available government support. The group also provided sign language interpreting of news reports from major channels – making information available for the deaf community and making visible the needs of persons with disability. The group received no support from government and so early April 2020, the Commission provided a humble support for the group’s operation. This is in recognition of the gap in the provision of accessible information to the deaf community and in recognition of the important service provided by the group. Subsequently, most TV stations adopted inset sign language interpreters during their 91 Talabong, R.10 Feeding Program Volunteers Arrested in Marikina. Rappler. 1 May 2020. https://www.rappler.com/nation/feeding-program-volunteers-arrested-marikina-may-2020 30