with disability (WWD) also find it difficult to access restrooms due to their physical condition and the volume of people who have to use the lavatories at the same time. In facilities like the Davao Penal Farm, some participants complained that the lavatories are clogged, that bathing areas or lavatories are not entirely private, and that they feel exposed and lack privacy. They also mentioned that passageways are very narrow and difficult for women with disability to navigate. The only positive thing about inmates’ access to restrooms is that women are able to clean the restrooms, though most also have to purchase cleaning materials themselves. Strategic Gender-Specific Needs The Bangkok and Mandela Rules highlight the importance of meeting women’s gender-specific needs, which include access to water, hygiene needs including towels and sanitary napkins, and adequate bathing and shower installations. However, women’s specific needs – such as those used for hygiene like toiletries and sanitary napkins – are rarely provided by detention centers. Only a few detention facilities supply free hygiene kits and toiletries and in most cases, supplies are not regular and are donor dependent. To support their needs, detainees would rely on their relatives or charitable institutions. Yet reliance on the latter and even family members is not enough. Welfare visits are not regular and some women have not been in touch or have been estranged from their own families. Women also do not always receive their preferred types of sanitary napkins and this may cause discomfort or allergic reactions. Inmates who receive no visitors and have no financial means to purchase their hygiene needs often have to rely on the kindness of other inmates. Some participants shared that they would earn meager amounts of up to PhP50, though usually much less, from doing other inmates’ chores like fetching water, washing clothes, and giving massage services, among others. The money they earn is used to supplement their needs when possible. Some women give the little earnings they have to the family they left behind. In the Pasig Female Dormitory, a participant described how some inmates resort to stealing when they have no access to personal care needs. “Mahirap po kapag nagkakawalaan ng gamit. Ganoon po kasi ang nangyayari dito. Kadalasan kapag walang dalaw ’yung iba, nangunguha sila 19