MONITORING COMPLIANCE TO THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN 29 The CHR Assistance and Visitorial Office with the GEWHRC visited the Quezon City Jail Female Dormitory (QC Fed) in 2016. The QC Fed is one of the largest and most populated female detention centers in the country. At the time of the visit, the facility has 933 inmates which was much more than its stated holding capacity. The QC Fed endeavors to comply with the required staffing on nurses, on-call doctors, and psychiatrists, and institutes programs like livelihood projects and the Alternative Learning System (ALS) in partnership with DepEd and other organizations. However, challenges remain. Since September 2016, 100 inmates are added every month as a result of the war on drugs. For the warden, the most pressing challenges are the following: (1) lack of facilities to accommodate the number and needs of detainees; (2) continuity of programs because of the transient nature of their stay; and (3) absence of medical facilities inside the detention center and inability to address the women’s medical needs. RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION AND PARTCIPATION (SEC. 11 AND 25) The CHR regional inquiry covered representation and participation of women in local government units and local planning bodies The data show different interpretation and operationalization of this provision. The percentage of women in development councils and local decision-making bodies range from 16 percent (Provincial Agricultural Fishery Council in Region XI) to 40 percent (private sector representatives to the Region III Development Council).32 Beyond the numbers, however, is the question on the quality of women’s participation in spaces where they are present, and how the representation of women (whether by female or male champions) in these councils leads to an increase in the enjoyment of women’s human rights on the ground. SOCIAL PROTECTION (SEC. 27) For social protection, the queries raised by the Commission’s Regional Offices pertain to the establishment of the Agricultural Competiveness Enhancement Fund, and the number of women and fisherfolk who were able to access it; programs developed for returning Filipino migrant workers; programs that sustain insurance programs for senior citizens; and community-based social protection schemes for women with disabilities. As with representation and participation, the monitoring data on social protection is limited. The information and statistics on this area is not always available, and what are presented are rarely gender-disaggregated. Only Region III mentioned the agricultural competitiveness enhancement fund scholarship program in which 66 out of its 135 scholars are females. Given the results of this monitoring, there is a need to further inquire with LGUs on specific social protection programs they have implemented pursuant to the MCW. Communitybased monitoring of the provisions of the law, is also considered as a viable and sustainable option. Section 11(b) of the MCW states that “To ensure the participation of women in all levels of development planning and program implementation, at least forty percent (40%) of membership of all development councils from the regional, provincial, city, municipal and barangay levels shall be composed of women.” 32