ibang bansa pero na-COVID din” (My child is an OFW but was also affected by the COVID-19) In addition, almost half (47%) of the women fisher folks prefer not to state the income of their husband or son from fishing. However, many (27%) of them said that their income ranges from 100-500 pesos while the other (27%) said that their income ranges from 500 pesos and up. This implies that the income of the women fisherfolks in Barangay Samara varies depending on the quantity of fish that they caught in a day. Many of the women fisher folks stated “Kakaunti lang ma‟am minsan 100, 200, 300 dati pag madami huli ma‟am meron ding 500” (Just a little ma‟am, sometimes 100, 200, 300, before when they catch more fish ma‟am, I earn 500) Women Fisher Folks’ Perception of Themselves In terms of the women fisher folks’ perception about themselves, majority (53%) of them do not categorize themselves as a member of the fisher folks. This implies that the women fisherfolks is not aware about the coverage of small-scale fishing which they are included or part of. Along with the implication is the statement of Respondent C, “Nagtitinda lang naman ako ma’am. Wala akong alam sa ganayn ma’am. Hindi ko po alam ma’am” (I‟m just a vendor ma‟am, I don‟t know anything about that ma‟am. I don‟t know ma‟am). While, many (40%) of the interviewed women consider themselves as part of the fisher folks in their community. Many of them believed that fishermen are not just those who go to sea to catch fish but also those who are engage even in the smallest scale fishing such as, selling of the fish, sewing of fish nets and fish processing (dried fish). This implies that most of the women fisherfolks are vendors in the market. In support to this is the statement of Respondent D, “Oo ma’am kasi nagtitinda naman ako ng isda, nag-aangkat ako ng isda tapos dinedeliver ko ma’am sa bahay bahay” However, there are a few (7%) of them who prefer not to answer. This can be interpreted as unawareness of the fisher folks with regards to this matter. 9 | Page