B. Persons with Disability Initiative/Issuance Brief Detail Advisory Series on Human Rights in the Time of COVID-19 in the Philippines in Pursuit of the Rights-Based Model of Disability Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines [CHR (V) A2020-009] The advisory expounded on the standards for the protection and promotion of rights of PWDs taking into account the context of the COVID 19 pandemic in the Philippines. Per CHR (V) A2020-009, the CHR recognized the efforts of both the national and local governments (LGUs) in addressing the COVID 19 pandemic, and intended to further contribute to the policy direction of such efforts on the basis of the rights-based model of disability. The Commission implored the Government to consistently adopt the twin-track approach, and to maintain a gender and intersectional framework, with emphasis on reasonable accommodation of multiple vulnerabilities of all types of persons with disabilities. Active consultation with and inclusion of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations is critical. Philippine Observatory on the Rights of The effort is propelled by the need for a Persons with Disabilities (PhORPD) more independent, efficient, inclusive, and responsive data-sharing system in the context of streamlining coordination for the common advocacy of fully realizing the rights of persons with disabilities. The PhORPD is a repository serving as the common electronic library of human rights data and analyses that stakeholders may refer to in the conduct of human rights situation reporting, policy advocacy, and program development. It is geared towards presenting and analyzing information that is useful to amplify collective aspirations in order to live a life with dignity4. 4 ESCRC 2020 Accomplishment Report CHR 2020 ANNUAL REPORT Page 54

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