KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEW FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS This part of the study laid down the different data and programs concerning the women fisherfolks in the Region. The Different agencies that are related to the fisherfolks were selected to answer the questionnaire pertaining to the Situation of women fisherfolks in the Region like the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). In addition, government units like the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) and the barangay unit of Samara, Aringay, La Union were also involved in documentations. These agencies and government units have different responses and some of them did not answer certain questions. The DA refers their question to BFAR and the DILG has given the office copy of Memorandum Circular No. 2018-59 which is the Policies and Guidelines on the Regulation and Monitoring of Fishery Activities in Municipal Waters. The interview questions for the service providers have three indicators such as Situation of Women Fisher folks, Policies and Programs and Covid-19 Impact and Program with subindicators. The results of which are as follows: First Indicator: SITUATION OF WOMEN FISHER FOLKS a. Does the office have sex disaggregated data of fisher folks in the region? How many are the recorded women fisher folks? PGLU- the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist has sex disaggregated data of fisher folks in the province where in there are 1,220 women fisher folks which is 7.10% of the total fisher folks recorded in 2019. Barangay Unit of Samara - has no disaggregated data of fisher folks in their Barangay. DSWD- mentioned the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the DSWD Field Office 1 is concerned, there is a database maintained to record all the beneficiaries of livelihood assistance per year which is disaggregated by sex. As of 30 September 2020, there were 1,074 women fisher folks from Coastal Municipalities of Region 1 who were served and provided Seed Capital Fund (SCF) and Cash for Building Livelihood Assets (CBLA) under the SLP GAA CY 2020. Breakdown per Province is provided hereunder, to wit: Province Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union Pangasinan Total 26 | Page Engaged in Fishing Industries / Enterprise 11 38 92 141 Engaged in Other Enterprises Total Served Women Fisher folks 111 129 262 431 933 111 140 300 523 1,074