72 Addressing Inequality During the Pandemic increased unsupervised online internet use has magnified issues on sexual exploitation of children.273 303 Information shows that there is still a great number of teenage pregnancies in the region. This situation also showed that the causes for this increase in the number of teenage pregnancies are even more alarming, to wit, high number of incestuous rape and sexual abuse cases, lack of sex and health education and high rate of experimentation among peers which may be brought about by unmonitored or unguarded exposure to social media. Children inflicted with HIV are also noted. The CHR Regional Office IX is continuously monitoring this situation including the implementation of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law.274 304 The CHR Regional Office X has monitored and reported to the CTFMR TWG Mindanao and the CHR Child Rights Center (CRC), alleged grave child rights violations in Region 10 which include attack on schools and majority involves recruitment and use of children. Most of the data were gathered from the social media post (Facebook) and reports of the different Infantry Battalions (8IB, 88IB, 58IB, 65IB, 10IB, and 1st SF) of the Philippine Army having area of responsibility in Region 10, as well as local media. These children who were recruited and used by the armed group voluntarily surrendered to the government through the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Having experienced all the hardship and always on the run from the government troops, they decided to surrender and avail of the program offered by the government. Those who surrendered were enrolled in the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government.275 305 On 30 January 2021, a commander and his 18-year old partner who is 6-months pregnant, both alleged members of the NPA, voluntarily surrendered to the 8th Infantry Battalion (8IB) in Barangay Poblacion, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon. Both surrendered with firearms and ammunition. They said that they decided to surrender after they were enlightened that the armed struggle will only ruin and destroy their lives and their family. They escaped after they got a chance to abandon the useless struggle because they wanted to live a normal and peaceful life together with their son and incoming child. 276 306 On 27 February 2021, three (3) regular fighters of New People’s Army (NPA) and one (1) Militia ng Bayan (MB) member surrendered to the 58th Infantry “Dimalulupig” Battalion thru a negotiation effort done by 58IB. One of the three NPA member alleged that she was recruited by the NPA when she was 17 years old and was promised with a job that pays highly. She surrendered when she is already 20 years old. She said that she decided to surrender after realizing that if she continued to join the armed struggle, there would be no future for her and her newly born child. According to her, at 5 months of pregnancy, she still carries a firearm around her and was directed to join in their operations, which is extremely dangerous for a pregnant woman like herself. She surrendered the high powered firearm in her possession. 277 273 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office VIII. (2021, August). Regional Human Rights Situation Report January to June 2021. 274 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office IX. (2021, July). 2021 CHR 9 Human Rights Situation Report. 275 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office X. (2021, July). Regional Situation Report 1st Semester 2021 Commission on Human Rights 10. 276 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office X. (2021, July). Regional Situation Report 1st Semester 2021 Commission on Human Rights 10. 277 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office X. (2021, July). Regional Situation Report 1st Semester 2021 Commission on Human Rights 10.