“Yo ta sale malo masquin quelaya pa de bueno el storia (I come out bad however good the story is)” “Otro por eso sila, llega na hora, yo pa malo. Masquin ahora (They [in-laws] are differentm when the moment [of questioning] comes, I turn out bad [in the wrong]. Even now).” She just didn’t put too much attention about it and she always thinks about her child. Sometimes she wanted to get separated also she thinks of living alone and how she can able to sustain her own needs. “Sabe yo si pa que laya busca man convert de mio problema na alegria (I know how to [find a way] to convert my problem into joy).” “Pati no hay na de mio pensamiento reporta cay man verguenza pa. Sabe maga gente. Basta kaya pa yo, hace lang anay yo para de mio lang (Also, it is not in my thought to report because I would just turn out disreputable. People know. For as long as I can still bear it, I will just do for myself).” And she was asked if she would file a case against him for VAW being a woman. S3O stated, “El de mio, jende anay gat yo avisa, si jende ya yo kaya amo yo move y accepta maga suporta. Kay siempre gente lang quita. Jende quita caya na quita lang. Necesita quita grande suporta para tiene quita confidence planta caso (On my part, I really would not just report [the violence], if I could no longer bear it, I will move and accept [others’] support. Of course, we are just human. We cannot bear on our own. We need big support for us to have confidence filing a case).” Researchers’ Observations: S30 suffered from psychological, physical, emotional, and verbal abuse in a number of incidents. Only two have been reported to the barangay. She has been married for thirty-two years to the same man with one child, now 29 years old, but the shame her husband inflicts on her has not brought her spirit down. Although she was hurting, she feigned joy, and still smiled whenever she shared her stories. Analysis: Based from her narratives, S30’s abuse has been triggered by her husband’s jealousy and insecurity and she is firm that her backriding is simply part of her work, and that she has no relationship at all with the colleague who took her home. Her statements were repetitive, that she was availing of the free ride simply because of the saving in the 61