highlighting the intersectionality of women’s discrimination through the accounts provided by the written submissions, the fact finding, and the public hearings. The Commission adopted a broad-based, inclusive, transparent, participatory and consultative approach in the conduct of its National Inquiry on Reproductive Health. The participation of representatives from marginalized groups and the accessibility for persons with disabilities was ensured during the national inquiry processes. In addition to government as duty bearers and reproductive health advocates, indigenous peoples, moro women, Lesbian, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organizations, the elderly, the youth, Persons Living with HIV (PLHIV), internally displaced persons (IDPs), informal settlers, migrant workers, prostituted women and other marginalized groups were consulted during the national inquiry process. National Inquiry in Numbers From the launch in 1 March 2016, the National Inquiry has conducted fifteen (15) regional consultations 1 on CEDAW and Magna Carta of Women with Special Focus on reproductive health; fifteen (15) days of fact-finding missions in five (5) cluster areas: (1) National Capital Region; (2) Legaspi-Sorsogon; (3) Zamboanga City; (4) Tacloban-Leyte- Samar, and (5) Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon. Five (5) public hearings were likewise conducted in these areas. The National Inquiry consulted a total of 1,263 individuals, 551 during the Regional consultations and 712 during the fact finding and public hearings. It covered 5 regions, 13 cities/municipalities, 23 barangays, 29 government health facilities, and 89 statements under oath. Some 80 individual oral/written submissions were gathered and 7 submissions from organizations. 1 The 15 regional offices of the CHRP conducted “Regional Consultation on CEDAW and Magna Carta of Women with special focus on Reproductive Health” within their areas of jurisdiction the whole month of March 2016. The consultations covered: Access to Justice and VAW; Issues of Women in Marginalized sectors; Issues in relation to displacement and development aggression, and last, the reproductive health and rights. The consultations gathered a total of 551 individuals including 33 indigenous peoples, 32 persons with disabilities, and 27 LGBTs. 11