15 Several regional government offices also do not have budget, facility, or staff provisions to be able to attend to GBV cases. Some service providers do not have access to their office’s 5% GAD budget allocation or have no idea how it is used. Some barangays in regions 2, 8, 10, and CARAGA are either not aware of the existence of the GAD budget or do not have access to it. Service providers identify the wide availability of barangay VAW desks in areas of Lingayen, Amulung, Lucena, Legaspi, Tacloban, Cagayan de Oro, Davao del Sur, and Davao City. However based on the sharing by CSO representatives and community women, only VAW Desks in regions 2 and some in regions 4A, 5, and 8 are functioning. In other regions, women shared that not all barangays have VAW desks, and some, while established, lacked functionality. Women participants claimed that some were established for mere merely for compliance with national requirements but are provide in the services they provide. Many community women are also unaware of the existence of VAW desks their areas, further suggesting that they do not function even if they exist at all. In region 1, some barangay officials are unaware of the requirement for a VAW desk so victims rely on the PNP and social workers for GBV response. In many areas in regions 3 and 12, victim survivors of GBV only have CSOs to rely on for help. In region 9, PNP VAW desks seem to be the only institution prepared to handle GBV cases. Some FGD participants representing community women are unaware of the barangay protection order (BPO). In the same region, some teachers informally take on the responsibility of attending to GBV victims. Other barangays, particularly in region 5, do not get DILG funding for VAW desks. Several admit to having VAW desks but have no gender focal person (GFP) to run them. Case Management of GBV Cases The flow of GBV case management varies in different areas. There is not one standardized procedure for handling GBV cases that service providers and community women are aware of. Women’s knowledge on institutions that manage GBV cases is often limited. Those who experience abuse and report their cases only approach institutions which they know can manage GBV cases. In regions 1, 2, 3, and 4A, service providers from the PNP, PAO, CSWD, Barangay Hall, and DOH report that they accept walk-ins. The survivor determines what agency she/he chooses to file her/his report first. In region 1, most women seek GBV assistance directly from the PNP, the Prosecutor’s Office, or DSWD. In region 2, CSO representatives assist women in filing GBV cases through appropriate offices of PAO, DSWD, and their barangays, ensuring that women receive proper legal, medical, and livelihood services. Barangay halls are usually most accessible to women who seek help for GBV. Service providers from regions 4B, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 12 agree that the first step that women take if they choose to formalize their complaint is report to local barangay officials. Barangay