The plenary was informed of the tools and areas of inquiry which were used to populate information on the framework and served as basis of the GBV Observatory themes and results. Using these as bases, participants went into a plenary workshop through roleplaying on mapping referral mechanisms on gender-based violence and in gathering relevant information. Responses should indicate data sources and useful method or tools to get the required information in the specific areas of inquiry: gender equality situation, gender-based violence, flow of case management and documentation system and process. The following are insights from the plenary discussion on mapping referral mechanisms and gathering data. Data needs Gender Equality Situation Data Sources             Provincial or Municipal Social Welfare Office/Officer Police Courts; cases file with CHR DSWD Partner CSOs GAD focal person of LGU Philippine Statistics Authority Interagency efforts, such as the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) for referral and cases The CHR and its regional offices have multiple data sources and will be a matter of collecting these data. One source internal to the Commission is the Enhanced Martus-Based Executive Information System (EMAREIS) which contains internal data from cases filed with CHR. Data also come from reports and information from the regional offices Other sources of data are relevant agencies and direct service or complaint offices. Discussion/ Considerations          With noted discrepancy of national and local level data, there is value in validation from seeking regional data to have a more localized sense in specific regions. The process of discrepancy (bawas-dagdag) from regional to the national level data can form part of the findings. There are regional offices of government agencies which need to secure permission from their Central Office before releasing data, if the request is lodged in the national office, it will demand report submission from the regions. With the experience of gathering data on EJK, clearance from the national office is sought, that is why CHR Central will be the one to request from the national office. Data on GBV and VAW desk functionality from 20162018will be used as take-off point for analysis and comparison. From the start of the process, the data sources have to understand the purpose through communication, transparency with the contact or network and appreciation of the value of working together. Data privacy act is sometimes asserted even by long term partners (e.g. number of Dengvaxia children victims). During the interagency meeting, the DSWD is open to sharing data on women being served by the department. Mapping GBV situation will help understand and address the problem 38