76 2020 Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation in the Philippines 281 Information materials on COVID should also be child friendly/sensitive or easier to be understood by children. 282 Ensure that PDLs are included in the National Action Plan for COVID-19 in addressing the current health crisis. 283 Ensure that PDLs enjoy the same standards of health care that are available outside prisons or jails, without discrimination. During disease outbreaks like the Covid-19 pandemic, PDLs should not be given healthcare services inferior to those given in the wider community. Similar quality of health services concerning COVID-19 must be provided. 284 The CHR calls for the promotion and protection of the right of indigenous peoples to physical and mental health. Indigenous women, especially, must be provided with full access to maternal and child care and nutrition services. As much as possible, they must have access to these and all other services in their own language. 285 The CHR calls for justice on the assaults committed against the members of the medical sector and urges everyone to help in stopping the violence and discrimination against them, and instead, support and defend them from any harm they might receive. 286 In its advisory, the CHR calls on the government to: (1) make available and accessible health care facilities, goods, and services in sufficient quantity; (2) provide crisis intervention services for mental health and psychological support including the use of ICT tools; (3) continue the prioritization of older persons in testing, combat ageist policies and ensure health interventions are nondiscriminatory; (4) intensify information dissemination efforts targeted to older people; (5) ensure adequate and appropriate food relief; (6) ensure access to safe water, sanitation, and hygienic conditions (WASH); (7) adopt policy measures to buffer the economic impact of COVID-19 on older workers in the informal sector and other poor older persons; (8) expedite the distribution of social pension through alternative modes; and, (9) ensure inclusion of older persons in the Emergency Subsidy Program and avoid sweeping and overly broad restrictions on movement. To the Department of Social Welfare and Development 287 Develop a mechanism for reaching out to and handling Children in Street Situation (CISS) during the State of a national health emergency. Put a standard process every time a child is rescued on the streets while the enhanced community quarantine is in effect. Establish and adopt mechanisms for monitoring, and reporting violence, discrimination, exploitation and other forms of child abuse; and hold perpetrators accountable for these violations. 288 Provide temporary shelter for CISS and their families. The preservation of the lives of the children and their families is the utmost consideration. Prevent the use of police lock-up or other detention cells to accommodate children owing to lack of alternative care facilities. 289 Deputize the Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) to handle CISS. LCPC members may assist in convincing children to be rescued and temporarily reside at shelters during the period of community quarantine. 290 Establish gender and child-sensitive responses, especially for children in street situations, who are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence and exploitation.