SOLANA (CSWDO): DILI
JUD DAPAT NATO NA SILA ESETTLE BITAW KAY
MANGANAD NG MGA BANA UG PARTNERS. KASAGARAN MA’AM DILI MAN GUD
MUTOG-AN UNYA DILI MUTINGOG DILI NALANG PUGSON.
All participants were given the opportunity to voice out their policies and programs
being implemented on its own agencies and office
RODERICK (LGU) : On our part Ma’am Belen, we actually identify areas which considered
vulnerable to human trafficking. During disaster, we acknowledge the efforts done by all women.
Women are more empowered, nowadays. If there were disasters, it is instinct to a certain mother
to think first of the safety of her own child. The rights and need of these children were being
protected by women especially by their mother.
CHR: The other day, when we had our focus group discussion with women fisherfolks. They
made mentioned of the Shore COVID-AID. The fisherfolks can ask a loan from the Department
of Agriculture amounting to twenty five thousand pesos (25k). This is payable within ten years.
JANE (DA): Personally, I have no idea about the twenty five thousand pesos loan. In our agency,
we can only help them with fishing equipment. We can provide fishing materials, but not in terms
of monetary. The Commission on Audit will allow us to release money intended for
“Monetary Loan Agreement.” I am hesitant to discuss this matter, because it is not included in our
guidelines to release money for our women fisherfolks. There were helped being extended to them
and that is to receive fishing materials. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources asked us
to release the official list of fisherfolks. They were considered as registered fisherfolks. It includes
the male fisherfolks also.
ANA (BFAR): Our office has already established a GAD. It is part of our training to emphasize
the equal treatment of all gender. During the livelihood project, any local government unit
interested of our projects, we welcomed them to have a partnership with us. We had our livelihood
project for women most especially for women who reside in remote area or in an island. We also