The respondents felt that all services in general were difficult to access because of
the restrictions attached to the ECQ period, the lack of personnel to assist them,
and the fear of contracting the deadly virus.
• What services during ECQ/GCQ are women most
frustrated/disappointed?
a. Food and financial assistance from the LGU is not enough to sustain the
family’s needs amidst the pandemic
b. In accessing government services, one must comply with a lot of
documentary requirements.
c. Delay in the filing of cases by the PNP.
• During the ECQ period, at which point in the process of GBV
intervention do women often exit the formal helping system of the
service provider? What do you think are the underlying reasons for
these?
The most common services availed are those available in the barangay like
counseling, documenting the incident, and the issuance of a BPO. However, it is
also at this point that victims usually exit the formal system of the service provider.
They revealed that victims don’t really want to file a case and have their partners
imprisoned. They just want to have the incident documented by the authorities to
scare/warn their perpetrators and hope to prevent any similar incident in the
future. The possible underlying reasons are:
a. Lack of financial resources to go through the process of filing a case
b. Lack of moral support especially from family members
c. Lack of awareness on basic women’s rights
4.
Documentation
•
Does your organization conduct documentation/research on GBV in
your area? Can you provide a brief description of the documentation/
research?
The respondents are unaware of any documentation/research on GBV conducted
by their respective organizations. However, respondents would usually document
GBV cases on their own initiatives through the following:
•
Reporting the incident directly to the police authorities