reasons, and there are various accounts of the absence of available/free transportation from one health facility to another. Inadequate facilities were also cited particularly the sharing of beds in Manila, Tacloban and in Zamboanga City. RH information and Reception of RH Goods and Services Regarding Public Reception of RH Goods and Services, people’s experiences in all areas pointed to its improvable status. While POP Com and the health workers from the Barangay and the Local Government Units provide RH information on a daily basis, including house to house visits by volunteer barangay health workers, accounts on lack of information on RH services continue. There is recognition that information dissemination should include men in the RH agenda and a rethinking of RH as not the sole concern of women. It has been noted that a recurring experience among areas is the low participation of men in the RH agenda, whether in terms of policies, programs and processes or in the context of making decisions between partners. In Mindanao, concerns have been raised on the failure to engage indigenous and religious leaders in the RH agenda and to engage them in information dissemination on RH. Sexuality and RH education have also been raised as lacking and inconsistent in many areas, pointing to the need for strengthened RH and Sexuality education.  On The Denial and/or Barriers in Accessing RH In addition to policies which served as barriers to the full implementation of the RH law, the Commission’s fact finding and public hearing also documented other barriers and denial of access to RH services and information. One of the barriers identified throughout the cluster areas is the lack of information on RH and/or misinformation due to religion or culture which affect women and men’s willingness to access RH services. Despite claims by government health workers and service providers on information dissemination being conducted, interviews continue to reveal that some women are unaware of the available services and commodities specially those living in geographically inaccessible and disadvantaged areas. In some cases, while women are generally aware of the available RH services, they are unwilling to avail of services due to religious beliefs or cultural practices. While a ‘fatwa’ has been issued on the acceptability of RH in Islam, not all Moro women are aware of the same. For IPs, while elders claim that it is not against the culture of IP’s, some women refuse to avail of RH services without consulting with elder or without consent and agreement of their husbands. These led to recommendations on the need to improve information dissemination not only on the available RH goods and services, but also to include men, traditional and religious leaders in the RH agenda. In the case of Sorsogon City, the Commission found that the misinformation being undertaken by the City through sponsored radio programs and ‘Pro-Life’ conventions were found to have affected women’s willingness to avail of RH services and goods. The misinformation included claims that artificial contraceptives cause cancer and associating contraceptive use with abortion. Active religious 6