6 Human Rights Situation in Police Lock-up Cells The conference sealed the consensus to undertake four (4) major commitments, namely: (1) Undertake policy development pertaining to lock-up cells under the auspices of the PNP-National Capital Region, using as basis the findings/assessment of both the PNPNCRPO and the CHR on the situation of the one hundred forty-two (142) lock-up cells in the thirty-eight (38) police stations in the five (5) Police Districts in the NCR; (2) Undertake policy development in relation to Freedom of Assembly and the Right of the People to Petition Government for Redress of Grievances, articulating on the basic human rights principles on this right vis-a-vis State responsibilities and accountability; (3) Undertake the development/review and updating of the human rights/humanitarian law training course for the uniformed and non-uniformed officers and personnel in the 38 police stations, including those assigned in the Office of the Regional Director, NCRPO, and the Office of the Directors of the five (5) police districts. Thereafter, to cause the regular implementation thereof; and (4) Undertake policy development to strengthen the protection and promotion of the rights of women and children, taking into consideration the CHR’s role as Gender Ombud. 16 Because of the vulnerability of persons arrested without warrant, the CHR and NCRPO prioritized the conduct of a study on police lock-up cells in the NCR and the human rights conditions of PDL held therein. 16 Republic Act No. 9710, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Women.