the limited reach of government information and of the need to ramp up the information campaign by addressing women’s fears and apprehension, and by ensuring reach among the most left behind. First quarter of 2021, the Government has stated that it targets the vaccination of 70 million Filipnos by the end of 2021. Pursuant to this target, the government has adopted a system or prioritization based on vulnerability and risks, prioritizing first medical frontliners, followed by elderly, those with comorbidities, economic frontliners, and indigent populations. The roll out also tasked LGUs to partner with Civil Society Organizations to facilitate faster roll-out. Massive Department of Health campaign has also been rolled out through ResBakuna. However, the vaccination efforts of the government faced controversies even in its early stages. Questions were raised regarding the efficacy of the earliest and widely procured Sinovac in protecting frontliners. Frontliners initially protested demanding that they deserve the best vaccine, with some opting to wait for a vaccine with higher efficacy rate.40 Another controversy yet arose when some LGUs refused to disclose in advance constituents of the vaccine available in vaccination sites. This was followed by pronouncements by the Presidents to the effect that he would jail those who refuse to be vaccinated. The President was quoted as saying ‘Mamili kayo, magpabakuna kayo o ipakulong sa selda’41 (You choose, get vaccinated or I send you to jail?). In view of clear human rights issues in relation to vaccines, the Commission, as NHRI and as Gender Ombud has issued several statements, reminding the government of ensuring a human rights based approach to vaccine roll out - meaning following the 4 standards of adequacy, effectivity, availability, and accessibility; and for the State to take all necessary measures, to maximum available resources, to guarantee access to COVID-19 vaccines for all Filipinos without discrimination.42 The Commission has also highlighted the importance of highlighting gender equity in vaccination - that of recognizing the disproportionate impact of gender and of a person’s other identities as marginalized individuals in accessing vaccines. Recommendations were forwarded on the need to ensure access to information by marginalized groups, the need to address unpaid care, to ensure that hidden households and those most vulnerable are reached,and the need to ensure protection from sexual exploitation and abuse/ GBV.43 Together with the Philippine Disaster Resilience Fund, UNFPA and World Health Organization, a 7 point reminder for LGUs on ensuring gender equity on vaccinations was released. 40 Mendoza, R.’Protesting PGH Workers demand best vaccine’ 27 February 2021. Manila Times.https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/02/27/news/top-stories/protesting-pgh-workers-demand-best-vaccine/845730 (Last accessed 28 August 2021) 41 CNN Staff. ‘Duterte threatens to arrest Filipinos who refuse to be vaccinated’.22 June 2021. CNN. https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/6/22/Duterte-threat-to-arrest-those-who-refuse-to-get-vaccinated.html (Last accessed 28 August 2021) 42 Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines, Human Righs Advisory on COVID-19 Vaccination, CHR(V)A2021-001, 26 January 2021, available at http://chr.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Human-Rights-Advisory-COVID-19-Vaccination.pdf (last accessed: 14 June 2021). 43 See CHR Statement on Vaccine Equaity and Roundtable on Vaccine Equity 8