crab fattening, etc. sponsored by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. o Women as members are included in the decision-making of the organization such as income sharing. ● Sa tingin mo ba sapat ang attensyon na binigay ng sector ng mga mangingisda sa mga kababaihan? Bakit? o Not enough attention is given to women fisherfolks like distribution of relief assistance from the government because most of the time only men fisherfolks are recognized. o Fishing equipment were given to ineligible recipients and those who are supposed to benefit were neglected due to some unfair practices and unorganized distribution. These women engaged in small-scale fishing are not well-recognized by the government. According to one participant, fishing tools and equipment provided before were insufficient. She said that support from the government are limited to those who are dependent on fishing activity. In some Purok, there are members of Bantay Dagat Organization, but there were no women’s participation as of the moment. One of the participants is engaged in Alamang Production, but since the onset of the pandemic, she barely has customers. Approximately, the fisher folk earns P300 a day which is far meager compared to how much they have been earning before i.e. P5,000 per day. All of them said that the income they earned are spent for daily expenses. Their husbands earned a minimal amount from driving and fishing. 3. ACCESS TO INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND FOOD PRODUCTION ● May kaalaman ka ba sa mga karapatan at mga benepisyo sa batas ng mga mangingisda? o Aware of the benefits for fisherfolks such as SSS, Philhealth, PAG-IBIG and the likes both of small-scale and large-scale fishing. o However, there are some fisherfolks especially those in the small-scale fishing who are still not enjoying the benefits because some owners of small fishing boat are not providing benefits as provided under the law. ● Nabasa o alam mo ba ang mga karapatan ng mga kababaihan sa pangisda na nasa Magna Carta of Women? Hal: pagkakapantay-pantay sa pag-access, pag-manage, pag-talaga bilang bantay ng mga yamang tubig ng ancestral domain/komunidad; pagkakapantay-pantay sa mga benepisyo na nakalaan para sa pangisda (lease agreements, stewardships), pagkakaroon ng ‘women friendly and sustainable agriculture technology through consultation; Karapatan ukol sa production at post-production (marketing etc.) o Not aware of the rights of women fisherfolks as provided under the Magna Carta of Women. It is only during the FGD that they were made aware of such. 5 | Situation of Women Fisherfolks and Women and Girls at Risk of Trafficking and other Forms of GBV during COVD-19 Pandemic and the New Normal