GENDER OMBUD REPORT 2016 refusal to rehire the complainant was not a violation of the MCW. Others reasoned that they had no direct participation in the decision. NEW AND ON-GOING CASES (AS OF 2016) CHR-NCR: VIOLATION OF MCW – THE ‘RAPE JOKE’ OF DURTERTE The complaint was received by Chairperson Gascon and was docketed as CHR-NCR 2016078. The complaint primarily alleged that then presidential candidate Duterte violated the MCW as shown in a “string of actuations showed in print and in video,” showing Duterte’s alleged “callous, derogatory, and insulting treatment of women.” The complaint also enumerated the instances wherein Duterte “flaunted his disregard for women.” The complaint further alleged that the act of Duterte in “making the rape of a woman who was later killed a laughing matter, and to treat women as playthings to be taken advantaged of constitute an affront to us and all women.” The complaint added that instead of being an exemplar of a respectable, law-abiding citizen, Duterte “arrogantly flaunts his power over these women and diminishes their worth as human beings.” The Commission ruled in favour of complainants holding that acts cited violates the MCW which prohibits all forms of discrimination and violence against women. The CHR recommended the filing of appropriate charges, and the incorporation of women’s human rights and GST in the curricula of all educational institutions. 44 the discrimination they experienced in the show “Wowowin.” In an email sent to the Office of the Chairperson, the complainant, a person with mental disability assisted by her mother, complained of discrimination against the show for using facilities that were not PWD-friendly such as comfort rooms and not permitting them to enter the Wowowin studio. On behalf of the complainant, the Regional Office informed the show of the complaint and secured their response. A compromise agreement was reached through mediation. The Wowowin lawyers promised the complianant of another chance to watch the show. While the case was mediated, the Commission recommends that accessibility be accorded by establishments for PWDs in accordance with law. CHR-NCR: DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDE BY AN RTC JUDGE A complainant filed a case against an RTC judge for violation of RA 9262. She complained that during the course of the hearing, the judge commented several times that the VAWC case is a matter among married couples and should be settled amicably. The judge further added that the case was just money matter and that the husband just pay her. For the complainant, the statement of the judge was insensitive. It is also a violation of R.A. 9262, and the MCW which prohibits the discrimination against women. While the Supreme Court has the sole discretion to discipline judges, the CHR sent a letter to the judge informing him of the complaint. There was no response from the judge. The same letter was later resent copy furnished the Supreme Court. CHR-XI: KILLING OF A BUSINESSMAN CHR-NCR: DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITY An organization of PWDs from Rizal sought the assistance of NCR Regional Office for The dead body of a businessman was recovered in Agusan River, Purok 7, Monakyo, Compostela Valley at around 9:30 am on 10 November 2016. The face of the victim was wrapped