All agencies requested the CHR if they could have a satellite office in Pangasinan, since clients cannot afford to go to the CHR office in La Union Atty. Anna Leah of the CHR asked if what the recommendations will be for the CHR to improve their services Dr. Santos of Pangasinan State University: The CHR should provide legal services and also continue to conduct seminars and trainings regularly. Atty. Tugade of PAO: There should be a regionalized forensic practice. Atty. Anna Leah Romero made the closing message and the awarding of the certificates of appreciation to the participants. Results of the FGD among CSO Representatives PRELIMINARIES The afternoon session started with the Zumba which was participated by the CSO representatives and the officials from the CHR with some other guests from Pangasinan State University and PSU GAD Staff and at exactly 1:30 the program was opened with an invocation through an Audio Visual Presentation. Dr. Merlita Santos, the Pangasinan State University GAD Director made the welcome remarks on behalf of Dr. Dexter R. Buted, the University President. She commends the CHR for coming up with the activity and was happy that PSU was the venue for the event. She also welcomed the participants for the FGD and hopes that the learnings from the forum will help enhance the performance of the duties and responsibilities of everyone. Shortly after the welcome remarks, a video presentation was shown to the afternoon session’s participants (the same video that was shown in the morning session). After which, Mr. Danilo Balino discussed the objectives of the Focus Group Discussion. He emphasized that the dialogue will focus on the gender-based violence particularly on RA 9262 and RA 7610, he also informed the participants that the discussion will be recoded and documented. Atty. Anna Leah Romero of the CHR, shortly discussed on the work of the commission as Gender Ombud, she then emphasized that CHR’s mandate to monitor the compliance on the provisions on the Magna Carta of Women. She added that the Central office makes the advisory on National issues concerning women specifically the Violence against them. In addition to this, the commission also provides legal and financial assistance and encourages the barangay council to provide livelihood programs to women. She also have discussed further about SOGIE and the advocacy of the CHR in providing support to Gender-based violence. Some points of her discussion was also discussed in the 12 | Page