given to certain individuals provided their movements are necessary. But, among women
fisherfolks are afraid to go to beyond boundaries for they are afraid also to have with this
contagious disease. Furthermore, all women fisher folks cannot bring their husbands‟
catch to the market due to limited transportation.
Along this line, the Philippine Government provided aid to fisherfolk, farmers and
farm laborers who lost their incomes due to COVID19. Thus, government which provides
loans for fisherfolk affected by calamities and disasters. However, fisherfolk complain
that they do not receive any financial assistance from the government because they are
either „“unqualified”. Some who were able to get a cash card could not encash due to
limited time allotment in some communities due to COVID-19. Furthermore, this is to
hurdle the life of among women fisherfolks in Barangay Aplaya.
One of the participants said and claimed that:
Gusto namo nga naa miy makuhaan og tabang
kung maguba ang among kuan pangita, hatagan mi ug
nylon, makina ug ayuda.
(We want that we could get help if our livelihood breakdown,
someone will give us nylon, machine and financial support.)
Extreme suffering the source of livelihood these pandemic days
Between men and women, women are more vulnerable towards loss of
livelihood (Harris et al., 2020). This means more women still handling in budgeting
towards the actual expenses in buying their basic needs. And, there is a pressure
in daily needs survival among members of the family due to not enough income
for big family to suffice their personal needs especially for meals a day.
In connection with this, most of the women fisher folks find it hard to sell the
fishes because of some limited areas to sell and most of the boundaries are
closed for them to sell. Extreme sufferings felt by our women fisher folks
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