2021 National Human Rights Situation Report 57 PALAWAN ORIENTAL AT PALAWAN DEL SUR ALINSUNOD SA BATAS REPUBLIKA BILANG 11259.” Thus, Palawan remains as one province.200 225 President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the establishment of the Human Rights Institute by the Commission on Human Rights, as well as provisions for the Department of Transportation’s gender-responsive restroom program and motor vehicle inspection system, Department of Agriculture’s agricultural credit facility, and the exclusion of lands owned and occupied by state universities and colleges (SUCs) from the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) from the Php 5.02 trillion national budget.201 226 President Duterte’s veto message reads “The creation of an institute, just like other offices, should be subject to a comprehensive review of the mandate, mission, objectives and functions, systems and procedures, and programs, activities and projects, as well as the corresponding structural, functional, and operational adjustments in an organization, including the necessary staffing and funding requirements.”202 200 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office IV-MIMAROPA. (2021, July). Regional Human Rights Situation Report for January to June 2021. 201 de Vera, B. (2022, January). Duterte vetoes establishment of CHR’s Human Rights Institute from 2022 budget. Inquirer. Net. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1535525/duterte-vetoes-establishment-of-chrs-human-rights-institute-from-2022budget?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=164.121.0594 202 de Vera, B. (2022, January). Duterte vetoes establishment of CHR’s Human Rights Institute from 2022 budget. Inquirer. Net. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1535525/duterte-vetoes-establishment-of-chrs-human-rights-institute-from-2022budget?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=164.121.0594

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