On the policies and programs that the participating agencies adopt pertaining to fisherfolks, there was no clear document was recorded. There are activities where women fisherfolks benefited but these activities do not directly pertains to the said fisherfolk sector. In the municipality of Victoria, maintenance of the fish sanctuary is strictly observed even before the pandemic as a program in maintaining the food and water resources. From the stated answers, the farmers sector were being benefited as they were recognized unlike the fisherfolk sectors. It was therefore observed that fisherfolks sector is in need of government assistance in terms of policies and programs. 3. COVID-19 Impact and program ● During ECQ, what programs were developed to assist fisherfolks during crisis? How many beneficiaries are there to the programs? ● How many beneficiaries were able to avail? ● Are these programs available for women? ● What impact of the pandemic on the sector have you documented? COVID-19 has affected the lives of many Filipinos and other people around the world. As a whole, the Social Amelioration Program from the Government assisted during the time of crisis. This program helped a lot of families to survive during the time of pandemic, but it is not mainly for the fisherfolks sector. In the Department of Agrarian Reform, several programs and projects were implemented to help 1000 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries. Distribution of relief packs and production inputs was recorded. Program specifically for women was also conducted. 5 women member of 3 Agrarian Reform Organizations were given livelihood project founder by DAR. There are no documented impact of pandemic to the fisherfolks sector. Based on the data gathered, the fisherfolks sector, specifically the women fisherfolks, are not recognized. Their situation is not merely documented and there was no specific program intended to this sector. The recommendations to empower the sector and to address invisibility, undervaluation and underrepresentation of women fisherfolks were cited. There are also suggested recommendations to enhance agency response to the women fisherfolks sector. 1. A continuous project to recognize women in all aspects of certain offices is suggested. 2. Livelihood projects other than fishing should also be introduced to this sector, this can uplift their living and can also help them find other ways of earning.