FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION (FGD): Gender-Based Violence Referral Mechanism CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY The program was set to start at 8 o’clock in the morning. Ms. Hevah N. Salic and Atty. Pilipinas C. Palma were the first to arrive at the venue to make the necessary preparations. The participants started arriving at around 9 o’clock in the morning. Delay was attributed to equally important tasks at their respective offices. The program formally started at 9:48 a.m. Ms. Salic acknowledged and thanked everyone who responded to their invitation for a focus group discussion (FGD). CHR-X Regional Director, Atty. Jeanne Ivy F. Abrina welcomed the attendees to the event. She explained to the attendees the purpose of the FGD, which is basically a research method to map the referral mechanisms of GBV in the country. She also stated that the project is in coordination with Governance in Justice (Go Just), which is a justice reform program by the European Union that seeks to reform measures in justice sector institutions to ensure efficiency in the delivery of justice. Page 4 of 16