Researchers’ Observations: S34 is a mother of three who have their own respective families. She still suffers from psychological and physical violence especially when her husband is under the influence of liquor. She has not reported her husband of 34 years when they still lived in Zamboanga Sibugay, but she did when they already migrated to Zamboanga City because she felt the assistance of the barangay local government. Analysis: S34 in her responses expressed her difficulties as a mother and wife as she moved from the province to Zamboanga City. Her life as a migrant was full of adjustments and her children often hushed her from complaining or ranting about their father’s lack of help on the emotional burden. She has expressed suicidal tendencies because she felt she did not have an ally within her own family. Her husband’s act of strangling her in the neck with his bare hands was his ultimate act that pushed her to report him to the barangay and police. Survivor 35 S35 is from San Roque who has been married for 30 years with 8 children, 7 boys and 1 girl. She recalled the first incident of violence she experienced was on the time of Christmas when she was not able to go home early and she was not able to cook for her husband. He got angry towards her and waited for her arrival at late night. That’s when he tried to hit her on the face and sent her down to the house. When she was in Manila some of her friends told her that they saw her husband with some girl riding together in a motorcycle. “Ta pensa yo se ese tan mujer-mujer ele. Pa que laya si deja le canamon? Que laya yo suporta de amon maga anak de bien manada siempre ta entra escuela (I think of his womanizing. How would we be if he leaves us? How will I support our many children all schooling)? ” She was threatened with being left or abandoned for another woman and scolded, quarreled, shamed or fought by his parents or relatives. “Ya puede yo se pensa cay baka man separtahan kami. Llega el dia. Amo lang tambien de mio maga anak, masquin que laya o cosa pa se, bahala ya masquin deja ya yo de mio marido (I was able to think of that [effect of his 67