2. Economic Participation and Recognition 10 out of 15 participants answered that their husbands and male children have become part of the fishing community. It was traditional for this kind of job that male took part at large. 5 out of 15 participants were female fisherfolks who go with their husbands in fishing. They do the same job like pagtataan and other ways of catching fish. Traditionally, women fisherfolks sell and earn through paglalako or pagtutuyo/ pagdadaing (dried fish preparation). It has become their way of surviving daily expenses even before the time of pandemic. Earning money in this sector is measured depending on their catch. It ranges around P100 to P400 a day. This proceeds to the daily finances at home like, food, bills and some have answered like they have to pay for Microfinances as payment for their loans to avail fishing boat and other materials used in fishing. Of the 15 identified women fisherfolks, 8 of them were 4Ps Recipients. 11 of these identified women fisherfolks detailed that their husbands are part of the organization (Samahan ng Mangingisda). They also identified certain members of Bantay Dagat in their communities. 1 answered that women as become part of some organizations related to fishing, and 3 of them made clarification that they are just vendors and they do not belong to certain organizations related to fishing industry. From this answers, it was stated that women were unrecognized in this sector. They were mainly considered as helper or small scale fish vendors. 3. Access to information, resources and food production When asked if they were able to have knowledge on the rights and benefits as fisherfolks, 3 were able to answer yes because they have attended meetings in their communities and some of them attended seminars from the Department of Agriculture, 11 says no for the reasons that they do not have enough time to attend to said seminars and others lose interest as to this information due to lack of education. One from the responses said that she has learned a few through television programs and hear says. For this reason, only 20% of this identified sector has learned about their rights and benefits as fisherfolks. The identified respondents were not all able to have received access to benefits from the government. In the data gathered, four (4) were able to have granted of the P 5000 Social Amelioration Program, 12 from this sector has received ayuda from the government and 3 answered that they were not able to receive any of the above mentioned. The barangay official pay attention to their situation and they were able to take charge of it. It was stated as well that they were not able to be informed on the SURE COVID-19 loan program for eligible farmers and fishers. 4. Experiences of Marginalization, Stigma, Discrimination