Number of Education and Training Activities A total of 1,146 Education and Training Activities were conducted from January to December 2020. Despite and even through the quarantine, information and education activities continued, making full use of available technology. Number of Participants The Education and Training activities conducted were attended by 47,965 participants who officially registered through traditional and online methods. During the quarantine, the Commission hosted several webinars and other online activities to cope with the restrictions imposed. In regions where it was feasible, training workshops and the like were conducted face-to-face while observing health protocols; while online platforms were put to good use for areas under strict quarantine classification. The Philippine Government mandated and recommended social distancing in regions affected by the outbreak. The wide spread of the Corona Virus greatly affected the Human Rights Education activities (HREs) of the CHR especially on the first semester of the year. From traditional face to face method, the Commission has considerably and instantly shifted into online means from July 2020 up to present using any available online platforms. The table below summarizes the HREs conducted by the Commission. Source:2020 HREPO Accomplishment Report TABLE 14. 1 Regional Breakdown of Number of Educational and Training Activities Office HREPO: ACD ETD NCR CAR I II III IV-A IV-B V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII Seminars/ Trainings Lectures/ Talks Orientations Others Total Number of Participants 5 10 16 14 1 17 31 4 14 31 17 9 8 11 32 1 9 8 7 2 44 14 12 2 12 7 45 15 13 14 75 29 22 7 5 15 6 12 10 16 11 21 12 5 44 26 15 30 5 21 14 17 24 77 5 32 58 29 3,638 2,346 252 1,226 8,295 552 2,099 2,531 3,781 1,752 4,681 2,700 1,434 1,122 5,470 2,233 1,829 CHR 2020 ANNUAL REPORT Page 41