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health services which resulted in various health problems. Their situation even worsened
upon detention. The City Health Office also manifested concern over health problems
especially contagious diseases acquired outside and particularly those involving commercial
sex workers. With the creation of the AIDS Council, the situation is now being monitored.
Running away from the employer is also one common reason why workers turned into
undocumented labor migrants in Malaysia.
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The DSWD acts as the “universal registrant” of all deportees/ returnees in coordination
with the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation. Per record, majority of them belonged
to the reproductive age group, 18-59 years old and approximately 30% are below 18 years
old. The situation also reflects the forced migration of families instead of individuals and it
is well to note that only a few of them opted not to go back to Sabah. Hence, to safeguard
their rights, DOLE consistently encourages them to comply with proper documentation
requirements to be able to return to work there without threat of arrest and deportation.288
Indigenous Peoples
(Rights of indigenous peoples in the context of the COVID-19 Pandemic)
(Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples’ Rights)
(The Four Bundles of Rights of indigenous peoples (Progress Monitoring of the
2017 National Inquiry on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)
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Based on the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), indigenous peoples/communities
(IPs/lCCs) have four-fold rights, and the pressing issues and concerns related to these rights
are as follows:289
a
b
Right to Ancestral Domain
1
Delineation Process of Certificate of AD Title (CADT) application
2
Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and protection Plan (ADSDPP)
Right to Self-Governance and Empowerment
1
Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) installation in local
legislative bodies
2
Indigenous Political Structure (IPS) documentation and Indigenous Peoples
Organization (IPO)
3
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) – Issuance of Certificate of
Precondition (CP)
4
Issued Certificates of Confirmation (COC)
5
Socio-Economic and Ecology Development
6
Educational Assistance Program (EAP)
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Commission on Human Rights Regional Office 9. (2021, January). 2020 CHR 9 Human Rights Situation Report.
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Commission on Human Rights Cordillera Administrative Region. (2021, August). HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION
REPORT ON THE MONITORING OF COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM CORDILLERA
ADMINISTRATIVE REGION.