Summary of Key Informant Interview The respondents are VAW-C desk officers of 20 selected barangays in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte most of which are Barangay Kagawad designated as VAW-C desk officer. The Key Informant Interview was conducted by the joint effort of CHR 9 Coordinator and Documenter. Gender Equality Situationer in the Municipality They are not aware of any gender related ordinances in their Municipality nor the enactment of such in their Barangay. They are aware of the livelihood program for women initiated by their LGU, granting financial assistance for women during the Pandemic. All of the respondents have undergone training on VAW-C given by DILG prior to the pandemic. According to them their VAW-C Desk are functional even during the ECQ period through the utilization of their GAD Budget One of the barangays even recorded rape incident during the ECQ and was able to assist the victim in filing the case and the victim was brought to a shelter in another Municipality as Sibuco does not have any shelter for children nor for women. It is observed by the respondents that there were higher cases of GBV before the Pandemic but with zero case of GBV during Pandemic. They don’t have any programs during Pandemic that would address GBV in their area, considering their main areas of concern during such time is the prevention and control of COVID 19. Gender-based violence (GBV) in Municipality of Sibuco According to the respondents, the most common form of GBV they handled are seeking economic support from their partners, rape, physical abuse and separation. It is noteworthy that although GBV cases according to the respondents decrease (but majority of the respondents recorded zero case of GBV) during the Pandemic compared last 2019, rape cases in their Municipality increased. The worst part is that it is incestuous and most of the victims are minors. One incident reported was during the ECQ period. The most affected sector of women victim of GBV are women farmers. Considering that Sibuco is mostly an agricultural area, one of the biggest factor or challenge for these victims is their access to justice given the vast geographical area. To add to that, most of the barangays are not readily accessible as their road network is still undeveloped. It is thick with mud or blocked by land/rock slide. The victim only means of transportation is “habal-habal”. One of the barangays prefer to use “bangka” as their means of transport as it is more efficient and can save them time in travel. Another challenge is the financial capacity of the victims to sustain the complaint. Although they were

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