PROCEEDINGS Arrival and Registration | 8:00 AM – 9:49 AM At 8:00 in the morning, participants started to arrive at the venue. The CHR XI team facilitated the registration of the participants. While waiting for the other participants to arrive, the morning snacks was served. At 9:49 in the morning a total of __ participants, coming from different government agencies and civil society organizations of Davao City. PRELIMINARIES: Opening Prayer, Rationale/Welcome Remarks, and Introduction of Participants | 9:50 AM – 10:06 AM At 9:50 AM, the activity was formally opened with an invocation. A multimedia presentation of the song Dakilang Maylikha by Gary Granada served as the morning prayer. This was then followed by the singing of the Philippine National Anthem. Acting as the main facilitator of the activity, Mr. Niel Peter Arendain led the introduction of the participants. He asked the participants to stand and be acknowledged as he called each participants’ names in the plenary. Mr. Arendain also introduced the CHR team to the participants. Atty. Junitte Baroquillo also welcomed the participants. In her welcome address, she thanked all the participants for responding to CHR’s invitation. She then briefly explained the rationale of the activity. He emphasized that the gathering is related to CHR’s work as Gender Ombud. With this, he encouraged everyone to participate in the discussions and other related activities. Presentation of the Results of the Mapping of Legal Referral Mechanism on GBV: The Case of Sta. Maria | 10:07 AM – 10:30 AM Prior to the presentation of the result of the Mapping of Legal Referral Mechanism on GBV in Sta, Maria, Atty. Cienna Huyo, gave a brief background of the said activity. She emphasized that the mapping activity was done in accordance with the program objectives outlined in the Gender-Based Violence Global Observatory Project- a joint initiative of CHR and GoJust. She also explained that on its initial run, CHR XI selected the Municipality of Sta. Maria because they want to establish a formal partnership with the Municipality. After this, she proceeded with the presentation of the result of the mapping and highlighted specific points including common themes and concerns related to GBV and other significant information. Below are the information shared by Atty. Huyo during this session: 6