Many children stopped schooling after the forced eviction. Others continue schooling in the schools near the relocation sites such as Southville 8-B National High School, Pamatasan ng Montalban and. However, the said schools cannot provide enough and conducive classroom and schooling to the children of thousands of relocatees. The number of students in one classroom is ranging from 70-130 students while the class hours particularly in the elementary is only 3 hours in Southville 8-B. School drop outs continue as children did not attend to school anymore because of hunger and poverty. Impact on Peace and Order The security volunteers (Tanod) are complaining about lack of street lights and also in their post. They also raised about the lack of food allowances for the volunteers from the barangay. There are many cases and reports of robbery and hold up operations inside the relocation sites. Items robbed are money, kitchen utensils, containers, appliances and including steamed rice and other food. New relocatees are always victims of robbery. Recommendations We respectfully recommend that the Committee express its deep concern over the discriminatory impact of forced evictions on women and urge the State party, as a matter of priority, to 1. Stop the massive demolition, further impoverishment and displacement of urban poor families giving way to Public Private Partnership Program. The State party should be asked to immediately cease the practice of forced eviction, put into place effective procedural protections against forced eviction, and repeal legislative provisions used to facilitate forced evictions (in particular the Urban Development and Housing Act or UDHA law), as consistent with international human rights standards; 2. Ensure that affected residents and communities, including women, are able to meaningfully and effectively participate in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of ‘development’ and ‘urban renewal’ projects, and are able to offer alternatives. Affected residents and communities, including women, must be adequately informed of their legal rights to be protected against forced eviction in this regard; 3. Ensure that women evicted from their properties be provided with full restitution, compensation and/or offered adequate relocation, 4. Stop the destruction of the livelihood and properties of families in urban poor communities. Instead, the government must give decent and adequate jobs to the people, including women; 5. Ensure that the families who are already relocated in relocation sites are transferred to a suitable place and are guaranteed with proper access to work, access to facilities and adequate basic services; 6. Investigate the human rights violations and prosecute public officials, individuals and government offices involved. All victims, including women, must be assured access to justice and judicial remedy; 7. Guarantee that relocation sites meet adequate housing rights standards under international human rights law and are provided with basic services (including drinking water, electricity, washing and sanitation facilities) and adequate facilities (including schools, health care centres and transportation) at the time the resettlement takes place. 9