and Enunciating Policy Declarations in Pursuit Thereof, Exec. Ord. No. 003 (2000) (Phil.); Further Strengthening Family Health Services, Exec. Ord. No. 30 (2011) (Phil.). 10 Notes from Public Hearing, CHR National Office, Quezon City, Philippines (Apr. 8, 2016) (on file with the Center). 11 Not her real name. 12 Not her real name. 13 An Executive Order Declaring Sorsogon City as a Pro-Life City, Exec. Ord. No. 3 (2015) (Phil.). 14 RPRHA, supra note 6, sec. 7; An Act Providing for the Magna Carta of Women, Rep. Act No. 9710, sec. 17 (2009) (Phil.) [hereinafter MCW]. 15 Letter by City Health Officer (CHO) of Sorsogon City to Provincial Health Officer of Sorsogon (July 13, 2015) (on file with the Center) (The CHO returned 15,588 cycles of Microgynon oral pills, 3750 vials of DMPA with syringes, 609 cycles of Excluton pills, and 171 pieces of IUD copper T380A as a result of the local government’s declaration of Sorsogon City as pro-life.). 16 Nurses Deployment Project (NDP) is a program by the DoH that sends nurses to communities identified by the National Anti-Poverty Commission. 17 Department of Health Regional Office V, Sorsogon City Pro-Life Timeline of Events as of Mar. 21, 2016 (on file with the Center). 18 Letter by Ms. Emmeline Verzosa, Executive Director of Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) to Ms. Sally Lee, Sorsogon City mayor (Sept. 23, 2015) (on file with the Center) (In the letter, PCW highlighted the Committee’s inquiry report in calling the attention of the mayor. Recalling the Committee’s findings of violations under Manila’s EO 003, the PCW recommended the reinstatement of the full range of reproductive health services in Sorsogon City.). 19 Letter by Ms. Arlene Alangco, office-in-charge of CHR Regional Office (RO) to Ms. Emilia Monicimpo, Regional Director of DoH (Bicol region) (Aug. 13, 2015) (on file with the Center) (The CHR RO attached a copy of the Human Rights Advisory CHR (IV) 2012-006 on the Reproductive Health Bill to “enlighten” the mayor on the matter.). 20 Letter by Ms. Emilia Monicimpo, Regional Director of DoH (Bicol region) to Ms. Sally Lee, Sorsogon City mayor (Oct. 27, 2015) (on file with the Center) (In response to the return of family planning supplies by the City Health Office, the DoH RO urged the mayor to “reconsider the earlier decision and return the reproductive health supplies to the different health facilities under [her] jurisdiction.”). 21 Letter from Ms. Elouisa Pastor, Regional Director of DILG (Bicol region), to Ms. Emilia Monicimpo, Regional Director of DoH (Bicol region) (Dec. 8, 2016) (on file with the Center). 22 DILG Memorandum Circular 2015-145, Reiteration of Local Government Units’ Role and Functions in the Implementation of Rep. Act 10354 entitled “Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Act of 2012” and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), sec. 4 (Dec. 29, 2015) (on file with the Center). 23 Id., sec. 5. 24 CEDAW Committee, Inquiry Report, supra note 4, para. 52(a). 25 CEDAW Committee, General Recommendation No. 24: Article 12 of the Convention (women and health), (20th Sess., 1999), in Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies, para. 17, U.N. Doc. HRI/GEN/1/Rev.9 (Vol. II) (2008) [hereinafter CEDAW Committee, Gen. Recommendation No. 24]. 26 Replies to List of Issues, supra note 2, para. 15.1. 27 Joyce Pangco Panares, NY rights group slams PH over RH budget cut, MANILA STANDARD (Dec. 25, 2013), http://manilastandardtoday.com/news/-main-stories/top-stories/136682/ny-rights-group-slams-phover-rh-budget-cut.html. 28 Jee Geronimo, What happened to the 2016 budget for contraceptives? RAPPLER (Jan. 7, 2016), http://www.rappler.com/nation/118239-explanation-no-2016-budgetcontraceptives?cp_rap_source=ymlScrolly#cxrecs_s [hereinafter Jee Geronimo, What happened to the 2016 budget for contraceptives?]. 29 Id. 30 PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY ET AL., PHILIPPINES NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY 2013, at 78 [hereinafter NDHS 2013] (Forty seven percent of women of reproductive age rely on the public sector for modern contraceptives. As of 2010, there are over 24 million women of reproductive age.).