and technology that are useful to other types of disabilities should be identified and their provision should be explored. • For IPs: avoid food and non-food items that may be culturally offensive to the community. Sensitivity to their particular needs considering their practices and environmental factors should be considered. • For farmers and fisherfolks: As disasters may damage or wipe out the victims’ belongings, provision of tools used by women farmers and fisherfolks can be given to them to help them start over with their means of livelihood. 4. Provide basic and care services that will lessen rural women’s difficulty due to multiple burden. During disasters, where family members are more predisposed to illnesses and injuries, the government should provide free and accessible health and care services for affected family members to reduce the unpaid care work provided by rural women. Accessible clean water and sanitation should also be provided to women and their families. 5. Empower all groups of rural women by building their knowledge on disaster risk reduction and emergency response. It is important for the women to learn about the dangers posed by various disaster situations and what they should do before, during and after such situations. This will help them prepare for emergency and crisis situations and empower them to protect themselves and their families 6. Plan and institutionalize a data collection system that will provide for a more targeted response for the needs of rural women. Planning should include identification of data that are needed to better assess the situation and needs of rural women in general and within these various groups. Disaggregated data can then be utilized in program planning for a more appropriate provision of basic needs and services to rural women in various sectors. Institutionalization of the data collection is important so that a baseline can be established and impact can be monitored. 7. Create and implement policies that will promote inclusive access to resources and services by the different sectors in times of disasters and crisis situations. The collected disaggregated data should enlighten policy makers on the real situation of various marginalized groups of rural women and their needs. It should pave the way for the development or reform of existing policies to address the needs of these various groups of rural women. CONCLUSION The various issues presented in this report show the wide range of challenges encountered by rural women in the Philippines. These issues were drawn from the rural women themselves, supported by desk review, with the aim of presenting a grounded and more realistic picture of their situation. The inputs of the participants, representing rural women from different sectors 28