o Seasonal o Duplication of support from BFAR and OPAS (lack of coordination) o Poor enforcement of Fishery laws o Poor turn-out of loans o Poor participation from marginalized fisherfolks sector from the identification of problem, planning and implementation, monitoring and evaluation. o Top to bottom resulted to insensitive and unresponsive to the needs of the sector ▪ Political intervention – programs of the government used for political agenda ▪ Not sustained because programs and services are delivered for compliance only – low level of staff commitment ▪ Very slow delivery of programs and project – SAAD project started 2017 but there are still project not yet delivered. o OPAS Staff is amenable that he is not confident of his present job as Head/Coordinator of the OPAS Fishery Department; his professional preparation is not in lined to his present job assignment. o Attitudinal problem of both fisherfolks and implementor. ● What about women fisherfolks? Are they recognized as fisherfolks independent from their fisherman husbands? o In 3 municipalities, only Salcedo has recognized women fisherfolks orgazization registered in the DOLE, OMAS, and BFAR o Oras and Borongan. Only male fisherfolks are recognized and registered. ● Does the agency have data on GBV/trafficking in fishing communities? o No data – OPAS and BFAR o WCPD and PSWDO – they only data they have are general information of victim-survivors of GBV cases reported to them. ● What are the identifiable trends? o Reported cases of GBV in the WCPD and PSWD are increasing but very few goes to Prosecutor‟s office. ▪ GBV Cases are: ● Physical Abuse ● Economic Abuse ● Incest ● Attempted rape