Results of the FGD among CSO Representatives PRELIMINARIES The afternoon session started promptly at 1:30 pm with an opening prayer followed by the acknowledgement of participants by Atty. Mhelanie C. William. PROGRAMME Time Activity 8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration Preliminaries 9:00 – 9:30 AM ● ● ● Invocation National Anthem Introduction of Participants 9:30 – 9:45 AM Welcome Remarks Atty. Jessamine Lynn Dale C. Garcinez, Legal Office – Provincial Capitol 9:45 – 10:00 AM Video Presentation / Background of the Activity 10:00 – 10:15 AM Objectives of the Focus Group Discussion Atty. Mhelanie C. William, Atty. IV, CHR RO I 10:15 – 10:45 AM Background of the Work of CHR as Gender Ombud Atty. Anna Leah T. Romero, Atty. V, CHR RO I 10:45 – 11:30 AM Focus Group Discussion – Government Agencies Facilitator: Atty. Anna Leah T. Romero 11:30 – 11:45 AM Reporting 11:45 – 12:00 PM Closing / Ways forward 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Atty. Chua-Garcinez delivered the welcome message on behalf of La Union Gov. Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” R. Ortega III. Since she participated during the morning session of the FGD, she also gave a brief background of the activity. She informed the participants that the dialogue will focus on gender-based violence particularly violations on RA 9262 and RA 7610, expecting a fruitful and meaningful discussion. Moving further, Atty. William discussed the purpose of the activity, which seeks to explore the legal referral mechanisms on GBV-cases. This is in response to the role of CHR as gender ombud, where one of their functions is to establish a repository of data concerning GBV-related cases. The FGD also seeks to answer issues being faced by the respective organizations in handling GBV-related cases. The specific objectives were also discussed, which was already documented in the early part of this report. 11 | Page