The collective data gathered pointed out that women fisherfolks needs additional assistance and support to increase their awareness and improve their current status specially in this time of pandemic. 1. Improve the status of the fisherfolks specially women fisherfolks. Meeting the concerns of the fisherfolks gradually demands an effort from the government. Thus, most of the participants requested that the government should help them provide for a boat for fishing. They also added that an additional livelihood project related to fishing like bangus deboning and etc. and even a start-up small business be given to them so that they can sustain their daily needs during the pandemic. 2. Access to Information or advocacy programs. Another recommendation suggested by the participants as they go through the interview is to expose them to various advocacy and information drive programs specially when it involves their rights not just as fisherfolk but most importantly as a woman. Even though there are no cases on gender-based violence recorded, they do not want to feel comfortable with the idea that they lack the knowledge on their rights. They requested that they may be able to attend lectures and trainings to be able to enhance their knowledge on basic human rights and rights relating to women. 3. Livelihood and Skills Training. The on-set of the pandemic made them realize that it is not enough that they depend on fishing alone. When they experienced the difficulty to looking for another source of income aside from fishing, participants found the need to upgrade their skills. They recommended that fisherfolks should undergo various skills training and livelihood programs so that they can have another source of income and not depend solely on fishing. They requested to have trainings on “bangus deboning”, “mask-making”, “bag-weaving” among others. B. Government Service Providers The participants for service providers who responded to our KII are officers from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and a representative from the Local Government Unit of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte on COVID response. A. Situationer of women fisherfolks According to LGU-Nasipit there are 793 registered fisherfolk (262 Female and 531 Male). The income of the Sector with fishing vessel less than 3 GT and small scale fisherfolks can only provide food for the family and some converted into 9|Page 2nd Floor, CAP Bldg., J.C. Aquino Ave cor J. Rosales Ave Butuan City Tel. Nos. (085) 342-6848 0939-534-9354