II. Mental Health Facilities Visited Section 31 of RA 11036 (Mental Health Act) explicitly states that one of the duties and responsibilities of the CHR is to “Inspect Mental Health Facilities to ensure that service users therein are not being subjected to cruel, inhumane, or degrading conditions or treatment”. For 2021, the CHR visited a total of six (6) mental health facilities. Mental Health Facilities Mariveles Mental Wellness and General Hospital Cavite Center for Mental Health Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center Psychological and Behavioral Sciences Center, Cebu Schistosomiasis Central Hospital, Palo, Leyte Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center The House of Hope Foundation, Inc., Cagayan de Oro. III. Number of Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) Assisted The forms of assistance the CHR provides to PDL contacted during Jail Visits (JV) include but are not limited to legal advice, psychosocial services, case follow-ups, the establishment of contact with family members, and correspondence with relevant government agencies. For this period, the CHR was able to assist 2,049 PDL. The three offices with the most number of PDL assisted, that is, RO VII (563), RO IV-A (290), and RO XI (219), constitute exactly half of the total figure. PDL Assisted NCR CAR I II III IVA IVB V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII CARAGA AVO 166 157 50 75 213 80 116 0 98 219 41 9 290 563 50 33 84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Human Rights Promotions Services The human rights promotion services of the CHR are centered on the principle that human rights are authoritative and accepted standards recognizing and protecting the dignity of the country’s citizens. It is motivated with the purpose of ensuring that the State is fulfilling its obligations of human rights protection and guaranteeing the prevention of violations. The CHR has established various mechanisms to help protect and promote human rights by monitoring, investigation, and advocating. These mechanisms are even bolstered by Human Rights Information and Education Activities (HRIEA) which has been the primary means to foster and develop the essential knowledge, values, skills and overall competence for safeguarding human rights. There are two types of HRIEAs being implemented by the CHR as a form of human rights promotion. The programmed HRIEAs are intended or purposive series of learning activities containing human rights knowledge, values, and skills, while in contrast, the demand-driven HRIEAs are provided upon the request of stakeholders and other interested parties. 18