Weeks after their wedding she experienced disturbing instances from her partner’s father who would kick me in the legs or at times, her feet while she was manually doing the laundry. Sometimes he would just pinch her at the side of her body. At times they would tease their child till they would cry and cry. In January 2018 she told her partner about these incidents and he got angry, and he started hurting her. He defended his father and other family members. This led to frequent quarrels and he would slap her face for her answering back and for her nagging to not let his father touch her and her children. She reported to the pólice which in turn, following initial investigation, brought her to the WCC. Analysis: The experiences on violence that Survivor 2 went through began when the father of her partner was personally picking on her, and the physical touching though in a teasing manner, was unbecoming of a supposed father-in-law as the latter pinched her on her sides, sometimes near her breasts. The protection offered to her by the WCC was from her husband physical violence, and from his father physical violence that might lead to sexual violence. WCC Survivor 3 WCC Survivor 3, 27 years old, a believer of Islam, hails from Cabaluay, and mother of 3 children. Her live-in partner of 8 years slapped her face, pulled her hair, and hurt her in her forearms. Her partner was a regular bettor and local gambler, like his father who interfered with their financial concerns. She got a medico-legal and reported to the police. When he loses in gambling, he would physically be violent towards her. However, she had to return to the house as she was concerned with the welfare of the 3 children. Analysis: Muslim as she is, Survivor 3 bore the pain of the violence as she understood her role as wife and mother in the household. However, the physical injuries she sustained spoke of the intensity of the violence and would not even indicate an ounce of respect for her womanhood and her motherhood. WCC Survivor 4 WCC Survivor 4 was 24 years old when she was interviewed. She has been living together with her common-law husband at Talontalon barangay, this city when she was twelve years old. She is mother of three: a 3-year old boy, a 2-year old daughter, and an 11-month old baby. 89