Among the provisions of the law are: protection of women from all forms of violence; provision of humanitarian assistance to women affected by disasters, calamities, and other crisis situations; affirmative actions to accelerate women’s participation in all spheres of society; elimination of discrimination in education, scholarships, training, sports, military, and media. It also enumerates the rights and empowerment of women in marginalized sectors, defined as those disadvantaged, or vulnerable persons or groups. This includes small farmers and rural workers, fisherfolk, urban poor, workers in the informal economy, migrant workers, indigenous peoples, Moro women, children, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and solo parents. Provisions are also included for women in especially difficult circumstances (WEDC), including victims and survivors of sexual and physical abuse, illegal recruitment, prostitution, trafficking, armed conflict, women in detention, victims and survivors of rape and incest, and other related circumstances. With respect to health, the law highlights the state’s obligation to provide for a comprehensive, culture-sensitive, and gender-responsive health services and programs covering all stages of a woman's life cycle, and which addresses the major causes of women's mortality and morbidity. Section 17 of the law enumerates the services that need to be provided: maternal care; family planning; youth sexuality education; prevention and management of reproductive tract infections; infertility and sexual dysfunction; services for women and children victims of violence; and care of the elderly women. The law underscores the obligations of the State, its agencies and instrumentalities, and local government units, to implement its provisions. The Commission on Human Rights, as the Gender and Development Ombud, is mandated to, among others, monitor the development of indicators and guidelines to comply with the duties related to the human rights of women, establish guidelines and mechanisms to facilitate access of women to legal remedies under the law, and enhance the protection and promotion of the right of women, especially marginalized women. 46