76 314 Addressing Inequality During the Pandemic The data from PNP-Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR) shows that the most prevalent form of VAC reported to WCPD-PRO-COR is Violation of R.A. 7610 or the Anti-Child Abuse Law with 63 (45%) cases. Of this number, 41 victims were girls while 22 were boys. The crime of rape comes next with 60 cases and all the victims are girls. The third highest in number is another form of sexual abuse, acts of lasciviousness which has 14 cases and all victims are girls. These three types of VAC when added together form 97% (137) of the 141 cases reported to the WCPD-PROCOR for the first semester of 2021. Sufficient to say, that the most common forms of VAC committed in the region are childabuse under R.A.7610, rape and acts of lasciviousness.284 Migrant Workers 315 The CHR Regional Office 3 recommended financial assistance of Php 25,000.00 to Maria Jinggy Elejeno who was hired and sold to several employers while working in Saudi Arabia. She was subject to both verbal and physical abuse. Up to this date, her salaries for the unexpired portion of her contract and her salaries from other employers remain unpaid. Moreso, she cannot even apply for another job due to the fractures she sustained. Currently, Maria Jinggy lodged a complaint against Rufean International Human Resources Company at the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC).285 316 The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advised the almost 1,300 Filipinos in Myanmar to avoid places of protest following reports that 38 people were killed as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities.286 317 The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is investigating an allegation against labor attache, Jainal Rasul Jr., who is currently posted in Jordan, after a video of his wife was shared on Facebook beating OFW Honey Lyn Baquiran, as she was suspected of having an affair with the diplomat.287 318 Increase in migrant workers in Zamboanga City may be attributed to the net migration rate and rapid urbanization which brought about positive and negative results particularly on service delivery, resource mobilization and social concerns. 319 “Halaws”, or Filipino undocumented workers deported from Malaysia and other migrant workers come from low socio-economic status. It has also been observed that the foremost motivating factor of the Halaws in going to Malaysia is financial. Most claimed that their families were desperate and the prospects of a better life there proved very attractive. Zamboanga City’s proximity and accessibility to Malaysia has also permeated international migration which included labor migration. 320 Reports from the DSWD and CHR monitoring team revealed that they were mostly employed in low paying jobs. To add to this, most are not informed of the required documentation requirements for their legal stay there. As such, they could not avail of 284 Commission on Human Rights Cordillera Administrative Region. (2021, August). HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION REPORT ON THE MONITORING OF COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION. 285 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office III. (2021, January). Human Rights Regional Situationer Report Region III – Central Luzon January to December 2020. 286 Santos, T. (2021). DFA urges Pinoys in Myanmar to avoid protests. Retrieved from https://globalnation.inquirer. net/194188/dfa-urges-pinoys-in-myanmar-to-avoid-protests 287 Pazzibugan, D. (2021). Labor attaché rapped over OFW beating. Retrieved from https://globalnation.inquirer. net/194295/labor-attache-rapped-over-ofw-beating#:~:text=The%20Department%20of %20Labor%20and,an%20 affair%20with%20the%20diplomat.