Atty. Anna Leah ended her talk with a quote by Einstein which says: “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil but by those who watch them without doing anything.” The activity proceeded immediately with the FGD with Mr. Danilo Balino as the moderator. He first explained the procedure and informed the participants that the proceedings is recorded and documented. Results of the FGD among the Regional Line Agencies (RLA) representatives The FGD is participated by representatives from the different government service providers from the municipality of Lingayen to the Provincial office of Pangasinan and each shared first hand experiences. On question # 1 Gender equality Situationer in the city/municipality Basic demographics: for instance gender disaggregated data on per capita income, life expectancy, labor force participation, literacy available? Ms. Santos of MSWDO- Lingayen: There is data however, not sure if there is available data in all basic demographic because such is being handled by the head of the office. Atty. Tugade of PAO: There is no data available in their office as well as such record but they gather personal data on economic situation, sex is also recorded for gender based violence but only on reported cases. They only rely on the Certificate of Indigency. Atty. Evangelista of the Office of the Mayor: Data depends on the record of the DSWD of the municipality of Lingayen. Mr. Paragas of the Provincial Legal Office: Data depends on the record of the DSWD office Dr. Santos of Pangasinan State University: Records are available from the Human Resource office however, there is no data on Life expectancy. Records on literacy is from the office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs while some are data are taken from records on the Seminars conducted. Apart from national laws and international human rights instruments, what important gender equality policies in place at the local level? How are these policies operationalized by local agencies? 5 | Page