supervision of the public prosecutor; and 2) support services and referrals, which consist of home visits, client monitoring, group therapy sessions, provision of support during court hearings, support to families of survivors, facilitation of referrals to other service providers. In terms of policy advocacy and networking concerning anti-TIP efforts, CLB is a member of various government-mandated councils, including the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Central Visayas, Regional Council for the Welfare of Children, and Regional Council Against Child Labor (RCACL). The organization has also been chosen to form part of the Technical Working Group (TWG) in the Senate on the amendment of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP) Law. CLB has long advocated for the passage of ATIP ordinances and helped form or organize provincial networks and local councils, including the strengthening of Local Councils Against Trafficking (LCATs) through capacity-building activities and the formation of its barangay counterparts or the Barangay Council Against Trafficking (BCATs). CLB has also collaborated with other non-government organizations in ending trafficking, part of which is its membership in the APPROACH Consortium. II. Research objectives Through this research output, CLB seeks to meet and be guided with the following objectives in mind: 1. To expand women and girl trafficking prevention campaign through a localized situationer as part of the research output; 2. To present actual case studies on trafficking of women/girls based on handled criminal cases by the organization; 3. To determine existing gaps and limitations in addressing trafficking of women and girls; and 4. To provide recommendations in addressing trafficking of women and girls III. Research methodology Gathering of Secondary Data. Contained in this local situationer are statistical data from various government agencies and offices, reports from credible news outlets, academic and research works, and other reliable information sources to provide context on the extent of trafficking in the Philippines and locally in the Visayas areas as well as the identified ways and means to address the grave concern. Focus Group Discussions. At least three (3) focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted in the course of the research. Eight (8) child respondents joined the focus group discussions conducted by CLB sometime in July 2021. The respondents are all clients of the organization in Cebu. These clients are either complainants or witnesses to actual trafficking cases filed where CLB stands as a private prosecutor. During the first FGD, at least three (3) respondents attended the discussion in Cebu City. The last five (5) respondents were interviewed in Cordova town, Cebu. Only two (2) of the respondents were biologically male while the rest of the respondents are females. 38