Accounts on these include the experience of a woman in Marikina who shared during the fact finding that once paid visit to the health center and was told that there were no more pills available; the account of a health worker in a lying-in clinic in Manila who admitted that they do not provided Post Abortion Care since such services are provided by hospitals and the acthat they do not have PAC services; the account of a resident in Tondo who observed of Gat Andres Bonifacio Hospital that maternity beds cater to 3 to 5 pregnant women at a time; the case of a mother in Tondo who was not able to access FP services so that she reached having 8 children; the account of a senior citizen from Brgy. Tatalon in Quezon City attesting to the lack of a health center in their area by 2015 but of a health center in neighboring Victoria Avenue that has sufficient number of health workers and adequate RH goods and services. During the public hearing, Likhaan also emphasized how a “pro-life” stance on RH remains the status quo among service providers. There are still cases when women cannot access contraceptives or other FP services. While women cited being able to avail of free RH goods and services; there were also accounts of policies that prevented them from fully benefiting from these. In Marikina, women who wanted to undergo certain services, were required to secure the consent of their husband or immediate relatives, the strict implementation of which was affirmed by the Marikina CHO. As one health worker explained about IUD injectable: “Ma-aavail basta may consent ang mag-asawa. [Pag walang consent,] hindi pwede. [Paghiwalay na, annulled na sila, wala na silang pakialamanan sa isa’t isa,] relatives pipirma sa consent.” The TRO on Implanon also prevented women from accessing effective contraceptives both in Marikina and Manila. Home birthing, still practiced by some women, is penalized both in Marikina in Manila. The Marikina CHO also cited initial insufficiency of RH supplies from the DOH which led to continued teenage pregnancy and population growth in the city. In response, the Contraceptive Self-Reliance Ordinance was issued through which the city funded contraceptive needs to complement the supply from the DOH. Information drive in schools was also improved for students and teachers. 3. INCONSISTENT AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, SUFFICIENCY AND ADEQUACY OF RH SERVICES AND INFORMATION In Marikina and Manila, city and barangay health providers consistently cited the availability and accessibility of RH goods and services, which also caters to the specific needs of persons with disabilities (PWDs), lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBTs), HIV victims, and internally displaced persons (IDPs). These also include house-to-house visits, counseling and education on RH and HIV even in schools, and PAC. Women from Marikina also attested 25