CEDAW/C/SR.1405 received training on family development, including family planning and parenting, and were made aware of legislation to combat violence against women. 8. Filipinos working overseas, particularly women, were protected by a strategy that aimed to guarantee decent wages and working conditions for domestic workers, provide orientation programmes and training once abroad and conclude bilateral agreements with destination countries. Filipinos returning to the country benefited from a reintegration programme, and foreign agencies that recruited Filipino workers were required to pay deposits and ensure their recruits’ welfare. 9. Women were recognized as effective first responders during disasters and had been granted important roles in that regard. Persons working in the legal system had received training on gender sensitivity, women’s and children’s rights and trafficking. Information on the Magna Carta of Women and violence against women had been disseminated through various events and campaigns. As a result, reporting rates of violence against women had increased. 10. The former President had been appointed a Head of State champion for the “HeForShe” campaign and had committed the country to increasing its support for the fight to end violence against women and to promoting women’s economic empowerment and men’s engagement in gender equality. The financial and human resources of the Philippine Commission on Women had been increased significantly. 11. The Philippines had adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and an Inter-Agency Committee on Gender Statistics had been established to gather data on the Sustainable Development Goals. The Government worked with civil society and nongovernmental organizations to eradicate violence against women, and the periodic report had been validated by various stakeholders. Articles 1 to 6 12. Ms. Patten said that, although the enactment of the Magna Carta of Women represented a significant milestone, a great deal of discriminatory legislation remained. She asked what steps were being taken to review, amend and repeal discriminatory provisions of the Family Code, the Code of Muslim Personal Laws and the Anti-Rape Law, to cite a few examples, and adopt new legislation and what the time frame for that process was. She wished to know whether the Convention took precedent over the Magna Carta of Women. She invited the delegation to comment on the views adopted by the Committee in relation to communications Nos. 18/2008 (CEDAW/C/46/D/18/2008) and 34/2011 (CEDAW/C/57/D/34/2011). In both cases, the Committee had found that the State party had violated the Convention. 13. The Committee had been informed that the Government’s exploitation of natural resources and its prioritization of corporate economic interests, as well as the alleged increased militarization of mining areas, posed a serious threat to defenders of indigenous women’s human rights. She asked what was being done to address the disproportionate impact of large-scale mining operations on indigenous women and their vulnerability to many types of human rights violations and to what extent the Government guaranteed indigenous peoples’ rights, including their right to be consulted prior to such projects. 14. Ms. Nwankwo said that despite efforts to improve women’s access to justice, several barriers remained, particularly for vulnerable women. She would welcome information on any efforts to overcome those barriers, including through legal aid. She would also like to know what was being done to stop the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination experienced by women living in poverty, women with disabilities, indigenous and Moro women, women in remote areas and women with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions of gender who faced displacement, forced GE.16-11608 3