reform and when I thought that he just did at first and it would not happen again).” She was asked if she would file a case against him for VAW as a woman. S8 stated “Si, para jende ya canamun abusa el maga hombre y para ya sila manda canamun hace sentí, pega, y cosa cosa ya lang ta encha canamun, y hasta para cuankami aabusuhin ng mga kalalakihan at para tumigil na sila sa mga panununto nila sa amin dahil grabe ang mga pasa na natamo namin at ang sakit (Yes, so that we may no longer be abused by men and so that they will already stop hurting and hitting us because the pain we gain in our contusions and the pain).” Researchers’ Observations: S9 is a battered wife, a survivor of physical, psychological, emotional and on occasion, economic violence. She is aware of her rights but is submissive to her husband especially when he is under the influence of liquor or he is angry over any issue, whether domesticrelated or not. S9 is already aware of her gender rights, but explaining these to be her human rights seems to be difficult for her to grasp. Analysis: S9’s understanding of her rights as a woman, as a person needs to be enhanced. She needs appreciation as a woman from her husband, who constantly uses his non-support in finances as threat to the family’s survival. Survivor 10 S10 is from Pasonanca, who has been married for more or less 20 years. She has 3 children aged 20, 17 and 11 years old. She remembered that her husband has another woman and she actually saw it. She experienced being physically hurt, as he kicked her at the side part of her feet when they had a fight and being shouted at in a loud voice. Her husband doesn’t have any job so she is the one providing for the family. She was threatened with being left or abandoned for another woman however she was afraid to report it because he might hurt her again. “Naisip ko ang aking pamilya baka maging broken family kami (I think of my family as we might be a broken family).” She never felt alone because she knows that her family and barangay will help her. The first incident she did not report it. “Baka magbago pa siya at maging maayos ang aming relasyon at naiisip ko din ang mga anak namin kahit nasasaktan ako sa pangangabit nya (He migh change and our 40