The Philippine Collective and Sectoral Rights (CSR) National Situation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Rights of Women and Girl-Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic 98 CHR Caraga raised the concerns of PLHIVs who are fearful of their health conditions because of issues of availability of HIV medication that they need, given the shift in focus and priority to COVID-19 health related concerns. CHR Caraga connected with a PLHIV support group and was informed that antiretroviral therapy (ART) is accessible even in the middle of the pandemic. The number of newlydiscovered HIV/AIDS cases in Caraga has decreased this year. Based on the current data, only 38 are affected by this disease across the region compared to the increasing number of cases last year.145 99 CHR CAR also took notice of how DOH-CAR continued its service delivery and programs for PLHIVs despite the pandemic, to name a few: HIV testing as well as services for PHLIVs continued; advocacy and counselling moved online; Regional Office through the HIV Programs HIV Counsellor/s continuously catered to walk-in clients/ referrals 145 CHR CARAGA (2021, Jan 29). What Kind of Year Has It Been: A Report on the Human Rights Situation in CARAGA Region During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, p. 2, 82.