Recommendation 2. Information on the progress made in gathering, processing and analyzing data Recommendations 3. State party’s cooperation with civil society organizations working on migrants’ rights Recommendation 7. Mandate and activities of the Commission on Human Rights 104 Considering the obvious disparity in the number of deployed OFWs and the consular presence abroad, the Commission recommends the issuance of a Concluding Statement requesting for information on the measures undertaken by the State to complement and/or supplement the efforts and services of posts abroad and to address the gaps in the responses to overseas Filipinos’ need for protection and legal assistance.92 It is likewise recommended that information be requested on the establishment of additional SWAt with the proper gender and human rights training prior to deployment. Fourteen (14) years after the mandate of the law, the Shared Government Information System on Migration (SGISM) remains unimplemented. 93 While data on trafficking is now managed through the National Recovery and Reintegration Data Base (NRRD), there is no equivalent for systemized and inter-agency data collection for Filipino Migrant Workers/ overseas Filipinos. The launching of the Overseas Preparedness and response Team (OPRT) is welcomed as it aims to be an information and monitoring database to be tapped for emergency preparedness and response. The OPRT however, cannot be taken as compliance with SGISM. The SGISM envisions a broader base of information, to be used not only in emergency preparedness and response, but also for the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs for Filipino Migrant Workers/Overseas Filipinos and their families. Currently, data collection and dissemination is scattered between agencies and must be updated and harmonized94. Aside from the disconnect in the data collection from Local Government Units (LGUs) to National Government Agencies, there is also an absence of consolidated data on return migrants and on their progress towards reintegration95. Effective maintenance and management of migrant workers’ data base is not only mandated by law, it is indispensable for comprehensive, effective, efficient and grounded State response to the issues of migrant workers and their families. The Commission therefore recommends the issuance of a concluding statement seeking information from the State on the steps it has undertaken to rally resources and machinery for the creation of SGISM. It is also seeks information on whether existing data bases maintained by each agency has compatible software for consolidation and sharing of data. The State has been more open in its engagement with civil society organizations in the 2nd reporting cycle. The Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC), in consultation with the Commission and the CMA strategized on the dissemination of the LOIPR to stakeholders and in developing a more inclusive and consultative State Report. In September 2013, the State conducted the consultation/validation with CSOs in Manila on the State Report. This process could have been more inclusive if sufficient time was provided for stakeholders and CSOs to study the State Report prior to the scheduled validation/consultation. Since the Philippines consists of three major island groups, a more inclusive and broader consultative process could have been achieved through island-wide validation/consultation sessions to ensure maximum representation and attendance of stakeholders and NGOs from Visayas and Mindanao. The Commission recommends that the State, subsequent treaty reporting cycles, should ensure a more inclusive and broader consultative process. NGOs/CSOs from other island groups like the Visayas and Mindanao in the consultations and validations, as well as women NGOs and other vulnerable groups in migration, should be engaged. The Constitutional mandate of the Commission specific to migrant workers and their families pertain to the ‘protection of the human rights of all persons within the Philippines, as well as Filipinos residing abroad’. Applicable to migrant workers and particularly to the Convention is the Commission’s mandate to monitor the State’s compliance with international treaty obligations on human rights. Pursuant to these, the Commission 92 Id. 93 Sec. 20 of RA 8042 on the establishment of SGISM 94 Manila Consultation convened by the CHR with CMA, 11 June 2013 95 Id.