so wala’y sud-an, wala’y kita” [Just this moment ma’am, I went outside my home, my husband and son are out at sea nearby. [They did not get anything. They tried to get a better timing but there’s no fish. My husband and son went out to fish from 8am to 2pm, but they were unable to bring home anything. No fish, no viand, no income.] There were also complaints regarding access to information and SAP benefits, one woman fisherfolk lamented that they were not provided with updates on benefits, she complained that she has no access to internet, she cannot afford to buy a cellphone and she is not tech savy. She does not know how to create a facebook account and she is unable to receive updates, she said “wala gyud mi klaro nga tabang maam, wa mi kadawat ug SAP” [There is no clear assistance for us ma’am, we did not receive SAP.] Indigenous Women and Girls Indigenous women and girls face exacerbated vulnerabilities due to the pandemic. As shown by the GIA results, they do not receive enough assistance from the government and they also report that in cases that they do, the assistance is insufficient for their needs.61 Monitoring by the Commission’s Center for Economic Social and Cultural Rights and its regional offices also document continuing human rights violations against indigenous communities during the crisis. Reports were received during this period of violations of the Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) processes in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Region X, and Region VI.62 Development aggression affecting women and girls were reported in Region VI while displacement of women and girls, including a pregnant woman was reported in CARAGA.63 IPs also reported transportation and mobility constraints during quarantine affecting access to economic opportunities and access to government support and services. 64 Some IPs like Badjaos in Region VII were also stranded as a result of the containment measures of the government.65 Webinars held by NGOs working with indigenous women further highlight the impact of the pandemic on IP women and girls. Discussing the impact of the passage of the Anti-Terror Bill, and the continuing attacks of lumad schools, Save our Schools network emphasized that ‘Lumad communities have been rendered vulnerable due to the pandemic,’ that they ‘contiue to face militarization and displacement.’ Further, according to SOS representative ‘176 Lumad schools were forcibly closed as of May 2020, stressing that ‘the government’s apparent priority is not to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but to silence its critics.’66 Lilak Purple Action for Women, through a series of webinars highlighted issues faced by IP women including hunger, inadequacy or unavailability or relief goods and other government support, 61 Silayan, see note 19 Commission on Human Rights, Regional Office CAR (2020), Situation of Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, pp. 2-3; CHR Regional Office No. VI (2020), Situation of Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, pp. 22-44; Commission on Human Rights, Regional Office No. X (2020), Situation of Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, pp. 4-5. 63 CHR Regional Office No. VI (2020), Situation of Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, pp. 22-44; CHR CARAGA Regional Office (2020), Situation of Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, p. 8. 64 Commission on Human Rights, Regional Office CAR (2020), Situation of Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, p. 11. 65 Commission on Human Rights, Regional Office No. VII (2020), Situation of Indigenous Peoples/Indigenous Cultural Communities Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Cebu, p. 3. 66 Pacasio, R. IPs fight vs anti-terror law gains global support. Vera Files. 14 August 2020. https://verafiles.org/articles/ips-fight-vs-anti-terror-law-gains-global-support 62 16