2020 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines Table of Contents List of Tables, Graphs and Figures..................................................................................iii Abbreviations and Acronyms......................................................................................... iv Executive Summary........................................................................................................ 1 Human Rights Situation................................................................................................. 6 General Context............................................................................................................. 7 The Philippine The Economic, Social, Cultural Rights (ESCR) National Situation during the COVID-19 Pandemic.................................... 11 Right to Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic............................................ 11 Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic............................................... 14 Right to Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic....................................... 15 Right to Social Security During the COVID-19 Pandemic............................... 18 Right of Medical Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic............................ 20 Labor Rights During the COVID-19 Pandemic................................................ 23 Right of Migrant Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic............................ 24 Rights of Farmers and Fisherfolks During the COVID-19 Pandemic................ 26 Rights of Indigenous People During the COVID-19 Pandemic......................... 28 Human Rights, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction During the COVID-19 Pandemic...................................................................... 31 The Philippine Collective and Sectoral Rights (CSR) National Situation During the COVID-19 Pandemic................................... 33 Rights of Women and Girl-Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic........... 33 Rights of Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic....................................... 36 Rights of Persons with Disability (PWD) During the COVID-19 Pandemic...................................................................... 40 i