As delivered The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, designated as Gender Ombud under the Magna Carta of Women, issued guidelines in March of this year that defined its monitoring and evaluation procedures. The expanded guidelines also increased coverage to include not just women, but also persons with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Madam Chair, Distinguished Members of the Committee, The Magna Carta of Women has also been made an anchor in the enactment of other pertinent laws that bear on women’s rights. The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law was enacted in December 2012. The law requires that reproductive health care services be provided to all citizens, prioritizing women, the poor, the marginalized and those in vulnerable or crisis situation. The law ensures the provision of services through improvement of health facilities, capacity building and deployment of human resources, and provision of adequate supplies to facilitate access of rural women, indigenous women, Muslim women and women with disabilities particularly from geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas. The passage of the Domestic Workers’ Law, or the so-called Kasambahay Law, and the repeal of night-work prohibition for women have provided better work opportunities and social protection for our women workers. Likewise, as part of our Page 6 of 16