Only three women senior citizens (Filipinos aged sixty and above) are part of the Social Security System (SSS). Majority of the participants have no access to any social security system. Memberships of inmates to the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps)1 prior to detention were revoked. Only a few senior women are members of PhilHealth2. Coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, women deprived of liberty face daily challenges in accessing immediate needs. During the FGDs women were asked to assess their living space, their access to food, water and sanitation, their access to gender-specific needs, as well as their health. Questions on maintaining relationships with family, security and safety, and access to justice were also asked. These questions were particularly chosen as they also respond to several standards of treatment set by the Mandela and Bangkok Rules. They also respond to WDL’s practical needs and genderspecific needs. Practical Gender-Specific Needs of Women Deprived of Liberty Living Space/Accommodation Both the Mandela and Bangkok Rules set minimum standards for the accommodation of detention prisoners. The Mandela Rules provide for consideration of floor space, ventilation, light, proper bedding, and sanitary installations. The Bangkok Rules, on the other hand, require that women deprived of liberty have facilities and materials that meet women’s specific hygiene needs. Results of the FGDs, however, reveal the continuing congestion of places of detention and the inability of the country’s detention facilities to keep up with the ever-increasing number of incarcerated individuals. The relentless campaign of the government against illegal drugs has led to the rapid increase of arrests, depleting living spaces and diminishing provisions for A social protection program that provides cash grants to eligible poor families subject to their compliance with education and health conditionalities 2 The National Health Insurance Program 1 13