2020 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines 77 291 Ensure access to health services for children, including access to free basic health care services, and sexual and reproductive health services. 292 Extend support to parents and caregivers. Take appropriate measures to assist parents and legal guardians in fulfilling the rights of children under their care and custody with regard to nutrition, clothing, housing, medical care, and emotional – psychological care, and education. 293 To continue to ensure that Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) include ICC/IPs households as the list is being utilized for the social amelioration program under RA 11469 and to undertake close monitoring in targeted indigenous communities, to ensure that the cash and other benefits will reach the targeted ICC/IP beneficiaries. 294 Adopt policy measures to buffer the economic impact of COVID-19 to older workers in the informal sector and other poor, vulnerable sectors. DSWD and LGUs should provide cash assistance or subsidy to older workers in the informal economy and other poor, older persons. Prioritize older persons living alone, with disabilities, and poor in the distribution of food and other basic needs assistance. Further, distribution methods should ensure the safety of vulnerable sectors, especially of PWDs and older persons, from the risks of contracting the disease. 295 In coordination with the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council ( JJWC) formulate policy measures and mechanisms that would closely monitor the operation and psychosocial programs offered in all the Bahay Pag-Asa facilities managed by the LGUs all over the country transforming their image from a juvenile detention facility to a reform and rehabilitation center. Standards set forth in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 10630 amending RA 9344 otherwise known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act should be strictly adhered to by local governments and provided corresponding budgetary allocation for its operation. 296 Expedite the distribution of social pension through alternative modes. Expedite this process and ensure quality service delivery of pension to target beneficiaries immediately. 297 Ensure that PWDs, older persons and other vulnerable sectors are beneficiaries of pension or not, in the social amelioration program. 298 Establish standards consistent with International Humanitarian Law (IHL) on the provision of food and in-kind items, and implement the provision of protection services to displaced persons, even in times of public health emergencies. 299 Review, and if possible, adopt the best practices of other countries in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on mass testing, provision of regular social services for affected groups, use of information in crafting policies related to outbreak response, coordination, and preparedness that consider the vulnerabilities of IDP communities. 300 Ensure that all IDPs are included in all COVID-19 outbreak readiness and response strategies. 301 Provide unhampered access to humanitarian assistance for IDPs and all in-kind support to IDPs with consideration to the health and safety of both IDPs and service providers.