● ● ● Address impunity and ensure accountability of members of the PNP with administrative and disciplinary cases related to gender-based violence and the sexual exploitation of women; Address impact of the pandemic on those worse hit- women workers in the informal sectors, women fisherfolks , rural women, internally displaced women, women in street situations; Enhance connectivity of government offices, especially those that provide services for marginalized women; Enhance connectivity and access in community areas to encourage participation of marginalized women Legislature: ● ● ● Pass as urgent pending legislation on gender responsive pandemic response; Pass as urgent the proposed legislation addressing teenage pregnancy, the bill seeking to lower the age of sexual consent, and the SOGIE Equality bill; Ensure participation of women and WHR organizations in the deliberation of the Magna Carta of Women in the Informal Sector as well as in discussions on the Fisheries Code; Judiciary and Constitutional Commissions: ● 22 COA to adopt and modify government rules on the provision of communication allowance and to allow agencies to create an enabling environment for stakeholders from the marginalized sectors to participate. This includes relaxation in the rules providing for communication and food allowances of community women participating in various capacity building activities. The continuing digital divide will continue to exclude women and marginalized groups if the government does not provide affirmative action that ensures and facilitates participation by women and marginalized groups.

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