MONITORING COMPLIANCE TO THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN 25 CHR REGIONAL MONITORING Region IX, Zamboanga The CHR Regional Office IX reported that the Regional DRRM Council adopted gender-responsive policies and programs, and the 2016 Gender and Development Plan (Joint Resolution, series of 2015 of the Provincial Development Council and Provincial DRRM Council). Women and NGOs have been involved in the drafting of the plan. Region X: The Case of San Fernando, Bukidnon A clan war in San Fernando, Bukidnon led to displacement in 2016. The Regional IDP monitoring team observed that women and children were the most vulnerable group during displacement. Access to latrines was an issue for women.The IP women were forced to go to the woods or to a latrine far from the camp, which made them vulnerable to gender-based violence. The team received complaints that some women were almost raped when they went to latrines at night. Region XI: The Case of Haran Compound From 2015 o 2016, one of the cases of IP displacement investigated and monitored by the Commission is the case of Haran.29 The Commission’s Regional Office XI, conducted a public inquiry and monitored the situation of IDPs in the Haran Compound. It was noted that many children dropped out of school because of their displacement, and there were women who gave birth in unsanitary conditions inside the Haran Compound. The Regional Office also reported that the dwellings of the IDPs were crowded and lacked basic spaces such as kitchens, toilets and bathing areas. The Davao City social welfare office provided interventions to 124 women and 229 girl children from the Haran Compound at the time of monitoring. Region XII: Kidapawan Protest The Commission as part of its protection services, investigated and monitored the Kidapawan protest which ran from 30 March to 01 April 2016. The CHR Regional Office XII reported that 29 women were detained due to the protest, three (3) of which were elderly women. The Commission issued a resolution relevant to the results of the investigation citing human rights violations due to violent dispersal of protesters, and the necessity of addressing the needs of those detained, especially the most vulnerable. In April 2015, 700 Lumads from Davao del Norte and Bukdinon sought refuge in the Haran Compound of the United Church of Christ Philippines (UCCP) in Davao City to escape the militarization in their areas. They returned to their homes after more than a year. (See news accounts from the MindaNews (http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2015/08/davao-citycouncil-to-probe-lumads-in-haran-evac-center/), Davao Today.com (http://davaotoday.com/main/human-rights/ip-leaders-support-groups-unsatisfied-over-chrs-public-inquiry/ and the Philippine Daily Inquirer (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/725118/kidnapping-case-vs-15-militants-in-davao-city-dismissed) 29