Documentation on GBV Mapping Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Region _ In terms of reporting a case during the ECQ, the only difficulty they were able to identify was the limited transport service. Since barangay halls are far from their abode then it would be hard for them to immediately report the case if there are any. This was reiterated by the representative of Respondent M. She even used a bike during the ECQ for her to attend the zumba but when it was banned, their activities were totally stopped. Despite no cases were reported, they were on call for 24/7. If talking about the most affected group of women on GBV case, according to them, it is more of the Urban Poor Women, or women who are economically dependent from their abusers. Even if they were repeatedly abused, they still cling to their abusers. Avila explained that women who have worked are strong willed and resilient and can fight back against their abusers. In terms of documentation, the participants said that they do the usual documentation, but they were not involved in research. Some of the recommendations that came out from the KALIPI presidents were the continuous conduct of capability building seminar for women, seminars for VAW desk focal person so that they would be educated in the proper handling of GBV cases, continuous distribution of education and information materials like flyers about women’s rights and children but if possible to be translated in Filipino or vernacular so that it will be easily understood by the people in their barangay. She said, “We, also, hope that these materials will be ready for distribution and will not ask us to reproduce because the barangay does not have budget for this. We believe that through continuous promotion we can sustain raising the awareness of the people in our community about the women and children’s issues. We can maximize, too, the TV ads about women’s rights since majority have television set in their homes.” “We can also continue using the Facebook page that we already did in our barangay because this is the easiest way to respond to GBV concerns since it is operating 24/7 and there is somebody who will respond right away with the concerns raised. A Group Chat account in different zones were also established for quick response through the councilor assigned.” She added. Avila said that this mechanism can be adopted by other barangays. Respondent C added that livelihood assistance for women as concrete assistance for them should be considered like providing capital for small business enterprise but according to Avila, those mentioned are already available but through DSWD and DTI. 19

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