III. Summary of Key Findings A. Women Fisherfolks a. Roles  The participants live near the sea. Therefore, almost all of them are dependent on their livelihood as fisherfolks to meet their daily needs. Most of their source of income is from fishing, aquaculture, fishpond and tourism through planting mangroves  As a woman in a fishing community, their usual day aside from being a fisherfolk is mostly spent doing the following: Type of Work Reproductive Pre-Production and Processing Community Responses “manghinlo” and “magtanom” (Cleaning and doing house chores and planting/gardening) “manguha ug kinhason ug magsuroy isda” (peddling of seashells and fish/ bagging and potting of mangroves/sewing of fishnets) “pahina sa purok” (Community Do-day)  All of the participants answered that their husbands are into fishing. While there are some, about three (3) of them, who included their sons as they accompany their father into fishing. Their income varies as it depends on how much they will catch. Usual catch is about 1kl-3kls of fish and can be sold at around Php200.00-300.00 per kilo.  All the participants considered themselves as fisherfolks. Aside from the fact that their livelihood is dependent on fishing, most of them sometimes accompany their husbands in fishing while others, gather seashells and peddles them. Others are also into mangrove planting and aquaculture in fishponds. They are all members of a fisherfolk organization in their place.  During the pandemic, there are major changes on their daily lives. Due to restrictions on mobilization, they can no longer go out to fish. Most of them had no source or income. If they can catch fish, it is difficult to 4|Pag e 2nd Floor, CAP Bldg., J.C. Aquino Ave cor J. Rosales Ave Butuan City Tel. Nos. (085) 342-6848 0939-534-9354