Interestingly, S6 never felt alone. “No hay yo pensa como solo lang yo con este problemapor causa ta ayuda comigo el barangay. Aquel primer vez le comigo insulta, ya hace yo pasa dol nohay nada lang, pero cuando ya hace le otra vez, enseguida ya yo ya avisa na barangay. (I never felt alone in this problem because the barangay officials helped me. There was one time when he insulted me that I let it go past, but when he did it again I reported him to the barangay).” She would have courage to report her husband if he do this again, she stated “of course” and justifying herself, “cay no quire mas yo senti el dolor que ta hace le comigo bien bajo y cosa-cosa le ta murmura y grita comigo (because I don’t want to feel the pain of his belittling me and with all that he said to and shouted at me).” S6 did not report earlier the incident “por causa ta alingasa to na educacion y estudio del mi anak y baka planta le comigo caso. Aquel primero, ya hace yo pasa dol no hay nada pero ya avisa uya yo cuanda ya grita le comigo, “Pendeja vos!” (because I was worried over the education[al expenses for the] education of my child and he might a file a case against me. At first I let it pass but when I reported him, he said to me, ‘You’re an a—hole’!).” Asked if she would file a case against him for VAW being a woman, S6 stated, “Of course por causa derecho de amun maga mujeres que envisti de amun maga derecho, para jende ya canamun insulta el maga hombre acerca de amun pagka mujerdahil karapatan naming mga babae na ipaglaban ang aming karapatan, para hindi na insultuhin ng mga lalaki ang aming pagkababae (Of course because it is our right as women to fight for our rights so that we don’t get insulted by the men on our womanhood!)” Researchers’ Observations: S6’s husband feels that she is inferior to him, especially in doing house chores that would make him feel less manly. His parents and family are not supportive of her as his partner and not all accept their daughter. However, he had not been engaged with another woman, and their living together for 22 years without the benefit of marriage is good enough for her because he has not stopped fulfilling his financial obligations to her and their daughter. 36