Moreover, in terms of their household chores, almost half (46%) of them stated that their
household chores during the pandemic is “the same”. This implies that there are only minimal
changes on what they are doing before and during the pandemic. To support the claim is the
statement of Respondent L “Ayos lang po nagtatanim”.
On the other hand, many women fisher folk said that their household chores during the
Covid-19 Pandemic are “lighter” which have the same percentage (27%) of women fisher folk
saying that their household chores during the Covid-19 Pandemic are “heavier”. Backing up the
findings that their household chores are lighter is the statement of Respondent Q which she states
that “Gumaan, walang masyadong gawain” . On the other side, to reinforce the finding that
their household chores during the Covid-19 Pandemic are heavier are the statements of
Respondent E “Bumigat, di malayang kumilos” and the statement of Respondent K “ Bumigat
kasi nasa loob lang ng bahay”.
It can be inferred from the different findings that the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic
to the household chores of the women fisher folk is diverse it can be attributed to their
financial capacity and lifestyle.
Harassment and Violation of Human Rights Experienced and Assistance of Government
In terms of the harassment and violation of human rights experienced in the community
during the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is noticeable that most (87%) of the of the women fisher folk
stated that there is no harassment and violation of human rights. This supports the result of
the indicator Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence during the Covid-19 pandemic where
most (80.00%) of the women fisher folk declared that there is no incident of trafficking and
gender-based violence. One reason is because during this Covid-19 pandemic limited people
only are allowed to go outside of their houses, which can be attributed that they are prioritizing
the safeness of their self and family.
In terms of the help and action that the government are providing for the women fisher
folk it is visible that these helps and actions are not enough for a great majority (60.00%) of
women fisher folk. This is reinforced by the different statements of the women fisher folk that
was interviewed were they asserted phrases such as “ hindi sapat pero salamat pa rin”, “hindi
po, pero kami na po ang gumagawa ng paraan”, and “sapat sa kanila”. However, many
(40.00%) of them stated that it is enough. The reason with this is that many of them are having
their parents and other relatives to support their other needs.
Lastly, the women fisher folk have stated different actions that they have done to survive
during this Covid-19 Pandemic. Many of the women fisher folk are helping each other in their
community so that no one is left behind by planting vegetables in their barangay where
everyone in their community has access on it. Next action is that they are doing side-lines like
online selling where the fish that they catch or other necessities that they can sell, washing the
clothes of other people, sewing nets, making of a boat, and asking money from their
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