CEDAW/C/PHL/7-8 mandated by Republic Act No. 9208, or the “Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003”. It is co-chaired by the Secretaries of the DOJ and the Departme nt of Social Work and Development (DSWD) and includes other relevant agencies. It is present at the sub-national level through the regional councils called RIACAT-VAWC (regional) and LCAT-VAWC (local councils). These are present in the 17 regions of the country, and in 40 provinces, 38 cities, and 82 municipalities. These mechanisms aim to oversee the implementation of the trafficking and anti -VAW laws at the local level, and to increase the capacities of local partners to develop and implement gender-sensitive VAW policies and programs. 72. The Philippine Anti-Trafficking in Persons Database (PATD) addresses the need for the establishment of a system that systematically documents and keeps track of all referrals for the provision of appropriate services to trafficked persons, and the investigation and prosecution of violations under R.A. No. 9208. The PATD is the national database approved and adopted to ensure the timely, coordinated and effective response to cases of trafficking in persons. The PATD has t hree components: the recovery and reintegration services for trafficked victims; the investigation; and prosecution of trafficking in persons cases. 73. A Referral System on the Recovery and Reintegration of Trafficked Persons was also established. It is a system aimed at strengthening the referral network of agencies concerned with trafficked persons to establish a framework for intervention and services accorded to trafficked persons. It contains reporting and documentation forms to ensure uniformity of documents so as to avoid repetitive interviewing of victims. It also contains the baseline data for the National Recovery and Reintegration Database (NRRD), a database system for trafficked persons developed by the DSWD. It was developed primarily to systematize data collection, produce reports on the situation, trends and needs of victims and survivors of trafficking and improve service delivery. Also, it was designed as a monitoring mechanism to keep track of interventions and services provided to traffick ed persons towards ensuring successful recovery and reintegration of victims survivors. The NRRD is linked to the Philippine Anti-Trafficking Database (PATD). 74. Aside from the protective services, the State Party through the DSWD implements a comprehensive program that ensures adequate recovery and reintegration of services provided to trafficked persons — the Recovery and Reintegration Program for Trafficked Persons (RRPTP). Utilizing a multi -sectoral approach, it delivers a complete package of services addressing the psychosocial, social and economic needs of the clients. These services include awareness, skills and capabilities enhancement among victim-survivors’ families and communities where they will be reintegrated. RRPTP is being implemented in 17 regions nationwide including the ARMM. 75. The State Party has served a total of 949 individual victims of trafficking in persons from the 17 regions in 2012 and provided fund augmentation support to 32 local government units which they used for the econo mic assistance and skills enhancement of victims-survivors as well as repairs of six (6) centres to enhance service delivery last year. In 2013, a total of 1,979 trafficking victims were assisted. Top three (3) of cases served through the program are force d labour, prostitution and sexual exploitation. 76. Specific for Overseas Filipinos (OFs) and Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in distressed or in crisis situation, particularly the deportees and/ or repatriates who 15-03079 19/36