⮚ DA or TESDA to conduct skills training and livelihood programs for the women fisherfolks ⮚ Minimize or remove Red Tape as this takes much of the fisherfolks tome and resources just to have projects or proposals approved ⮚ Financial Assistance through loans be made available to minimize 5-6 patronage ⮚ Information dissemination to be made regularly and for DA- BFAR to impose sanctions for fisherfolks who fail to attend. ⮚ Community fish landing to be made functional. ⮚ Women fisherfolks should be pro-active and not reactive or passive. “Dakay lattan.” ⮚ Women fisherfolks should be empowered by providing additional source of income (livelihood program) as well as more responsibilities in the coastal community. ⮚ Be vigilant of VAWC cases in the community. There should be education drive to make them realize that “away mag-asawa” is VAWC per se. In conclusion, the women fisherfolks of Claveria gives us two scenarios of this identified marginalized sector of the society. Compared to the national scenario and statistics, these women are empowered despite issues on poverty and discrimination with farmers. They are not just extensions of their husbands but a separate and income generating individual. They may be stereotyped as the weaker sex, in the context of fishing community, they are partners with their male counterpart. There are few reported cases of VAWC. Reported cases are usually settled outside court or victims probably chose not to press charges. There is awareness of the MCW though not fully understood. They have training needs but claim that there is no sustainability of such trainings and projects. Hence the need to resort to micro-lending institutions or even the 5-6. The results of the KIIs is hoped to provide the CHR, being the Gender Ombud, craft policies and laws that safeguard and empower these sector of the society. 11 | Page