KEY INFROMANT INTERVIEW (KII) WITH GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS There were three (3) Government Service Providers (GSPs) that responded to the Key Informant Interview. Although efforts were made to solicit responses from other GSPs who look after the welfare and situations of women fisherfolks. The following were culled out from the responses of Government Service Providers who responded to the Key Informant Interview that were sent to them via email based on the following guide questions; 1. SITUATIONER OF WOMEN FISHERFOLKS ● Does the office have sex disaggregated data of fisherfolks in the region? How many are the recorded women fisherfolks? ● Based on agency data, what the current state of fisherfolks in the region? (explore kinds of fishing, numbers, income of the sector) ● What issues of fisherfolks are particular to the region? ● What about women fisherfolks? Are they recognized as fisherfolks independent from their fisherman husbands? ● Does the agency have data on GBV/trafficking in fishing communities? What are the identifiable trends? 2. POLICIES AND PROGRAMS; ● Are there policies adopted by the agency pertaining to fisherfolks? Women fisherfolks? ● What are the general programs of the agency for fisherfolks before the ECQ? ● Are there specific programs for women fisherfolks in accordance with the MCW? ● Does the sector currently benefit (in terms of program and benefits) from the GAD budget of the agency? 3. COVID 19 IMPACT AND PROGRAM ● During ECQ, what programs were developed to assist fisherfolks during crisis? How many beneficiaries are there to the programs? ● How many beneficiaries were able to avail? ● Are these programs available for women? ● What impact of the pandemic on the sector have you documented? I. SITUATIONER OF WOMEN FISHERFOLKS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS and COVID 19 IMPACT AND PROGRAM ▪ DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT – XII (DILG-XII) The DILG Region XII has no existing sex-disaggregated data, records, policies and programs related to local fisherfolks in the Region. Nonetheless, the DILG XII is closely monitoring LGUs, especially coastal cities/municipalities, to have an updated Ecological Profile wherein the comprehensive data about the LGUs, including specific sector prevailing, must be reflected. The profile is an essential document in the Comprehensive Development Plan 10 | 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