(g) Take all measures necessary to ensure the full access of indigenous peoples to health care, education and other basic services. Maximum available resources 15.While noting the continuing economic growth of the State party in recent years, the Committee is concerned at the overall low level of public expenditure on social services, including housing, social security, health care and education, despite increases in some areas (art. 2 (1)). 16. The Committee recommends that the State party intensify its efforts to increase public spending on social services, particularly in the areas of housing, social security, health care and education, and take effective measures to secure a sufficient level of public funding in those areas. Corruption 17.While noting the efforts made by the State party to combat corruption, including the adoption of Executive Order No. 2 of 2016 on the right to information, the adoption of the Sandiganbayan Reform Act of 2015 and the important role played in that regard by the Philippine Ombudsman in the enforcement of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, the Committee is concerned that corruption remains pervasive in all branches of Government (art. 2 (1)). 18. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Enhance transparency, accountability and participation in the conduct of public affairs through the full implementation of the Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Plan for 2012-2016 and beyond; (b) Take steps to protect those who report cases of corruption and to effectively combat impunity through the strict application of anti-corruption laws, including Acts No. 3019 of 1960, No. 10167 of 2012 and No. 10365 of 2013; (c) Strengthen mechanisms and procedures entrusted with the task of combating corruption; (d) Strengthen the responsiveness of the judiciary to corruption and ensure the effective protection of victims of corruption, their lawyers, anti-corruption activists, whistle-blowers and witnesses. Non-discrimination 19.The Committee is concerned at the delay in adopting a comprehensive anti-discrimination law, as proposed in Senate bill No. 2475, which has been awaiting adoption since 2014. It is also concerned at the discriminatory provisions in the existing laws, including section 29 (a) of the Immigration Act and sections 269 and 272 (b) of the Labour Code, as well as at the discriminatory application of law, such as article 200 of the Revised Penal Code, against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons (art. 2 (2)). 20. The Committee recommends that the State party review its legislation with a view to removing all discriminatory provisions and take the measures necessary to ensure that laws are not applied in a discriminatory manner. It urges the State party, in line with the Committee’s general comment No. 20 (2009) on non-discrimination in economic, social and cultural rights, to expedite the adoption of a comprehensive anti-discrimination law prohibiting all direct, indirect and multiple forms of discrimination on any grounds and providing for effective remedies for victims of discrimination, including within judicial and administrative proceedings. Persons with disabilities 21.The Committee notes that, according to the 2010 national census, persons with disabilities comprise only 1.57 per cent of the total population, which is very low in comparison with the World Health Organization international average of 15 per cent. The Committee is concerned that persons with disabilities continue to face discrimination in their enjoyment of the Covenant rights owing to a lack of reasonable accommodation and personal assistance services, and that the accessibility provided for in domestic laws is limited to physical accessibility. Public spending for persons with disabilities appears insufficient and that situation is bound to worsen with the removal from the most recent budget, under the General Appropriations Act 2016, of the 1 per cent budget allocation of all governmental agencies for disability-related programmes and services, granted under Presidential Proclamation No. 240 of 2004 (art. 2 (2)). 22. The Committee recommends that the State party take all measures necessary to review its data collection on disability and reformulate disability-related policies and programmes accordingly. It also recommends that the State party review the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 7277) and other existing laws on disability, expand the provision of reasonable accommodation and provide personal assistance services, including sign language and interpretation, to persons with disabilities. It further recommends that the State party ensure that a sufficient level of public funding is allocated to disability-related programmes and services, including through reintroducing the budget set aside for disability-related programmes and services introduced under Presidential Proclamation No. 240 of 2004. Equality between men and women 23.The Committee is concerned that, in spite of the adoption of the Magna Carta of Women and educational achievements by girls and women, there continues to be a large gender disparity in labour market participation, mainly owing to persistent gender role