Itinataas ko na lang sa Panginoon. Alam ng Diyos ang nangyari sa kapatid ko. Si Lord na ang bahala sa kanila pero sana mahinto na ang mga patayang ito. (Region I) Siyempre, galit po ako sa pumatay. Galit na galit ako kung bakit ganoon, papatay ng walang kalaban laban… di po ako makakain, makatulog.Ipinapasa-Diyos nalang namin na matahimik na siya. May ano din siya, balang araw, yung pumatay, may karma din siya. (Region II) There was no mention of having accessed professional help to address the psychological impact of the EJK event among the interviewees.10 At the Household Level Given the financial situation of the households, as indicated in their household incomes visà-vis number of household members or dependents, the income of the victms is an important contrbution to the budget. Almost half of the women (47.8%) said their financial situation was very difficult;for some,it was even desperate (See Box 2). Box 3.3: Financial Impact of EJK In one case (Region I), the children, aged 5 and 7, had to live with their paternal relatives in Manila because the interviewee cannot adequately provide for their needs. Shehas been sick with tuberculosis and had difficulty finding employment since then. It is the opposite case with one interviewee (Region IV) who said that she was the one who had to be away from her child so she can earn a living – and even then, she borrows money and relies on the help of her in-laws to make ends meet. One woman left her child with her parents to be a domestic worker abroad so she can pay her husband’sPhP 75,000 debt for a motorcycle, in addition to her family’s daily living expenses. Her husband was a habal-habal driver and his motorcycle could not be found after his death. The loan shark would not stop harrassing the woman until she paid off her husband’s debt (Region XI). In another case (Region IX), the interviewee said that after the death of her husband, she had incurred a huge debt from various people that stores would no longer extend her credit. She often had to cry and plead with store owners so she could get food on credit. Her family could barely eat proper meals and on time since her husband was killed. Similarly, one woman (CAR) said that the death of her former partner affected her household’s budget, even though they were no longer together when he was still alive. Although she considered herself as the main breadwinner, the victim’s financial support for their children when he was alive, however small and irregular, had been important to make ends meet. Another interviewee (Region VI) shared that although their finances are stable at the moment, she was not so sure about the future. The victim was her brother who has two children now living with them. She was worried that her husband’s wages as a contractual employee in a local establishment will not be enough for the children’s education when they are old enough to go to school. Her husband is the only person in their household who had an income. 10 In one interview, the woman expressed interest in exploring this for her grandchild but the financial costs discouraged them (Region XI). Panaghoy: The Philippine War on Drugs from the Perspective of Women March 2019 31