iyong barangay captain namin willing siyang ibigay iyong attention”. Meanwhile, the women fisher folk have describe the government as good and as to the different agencies they have little input to describe the services. Many of them uttered that they have no idea on how the different agencies works saying phrases like “no idea sa ahensya” and “wsa BFAR wala po akong masabi”. This manifests that the relationship between the different agencies and the women fisher folk is not well established as seen in the result of the interview that the women fisher folk have no idea on the services that the different agencies are offering for them. The women fisher folk also told us that even they are well accommodated in the barangay and in the government they are no still benefits for them. TRAFFICKING AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE BEFORE AND DURING THE PANDEMIC The fifth indicator in the key informant interview is about experiences and the status of women in trafficking and gender-based violence before and during the pandemic. Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence before the pandemic In terms of Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence before the pandemic, a great majority (60%) of the women fisher folk voiced out that they knew some of these violence that are happening in their community. Based on the result of the interview, three incidents that are related to trafficking and gender-based violence are pointed out. First is “pambubugbog sa asawa”, which is the most common type of violence. They also said the different reasons why this incident is happening which are financial problems (lack of earnings because there is no work), the husband is drunk, cheating, jealousy, and using drugs. As Respondent L stated “ Dahil sa walang pera, walang kinita walang pangpakain sa mga anak” . Second is “panggahasa o ibang pang aabusong sekswal or rape”, which is happening in their community but not as often as the first violence. The reason why this is happening is because of lack of guidance from the parents, drunkenness and using drugs also. 20 | Page