Chapter IV Conclusions and Recommendations This study began in August and ended in mid-December of 2020, the year of the pandemics. Data were gathered in specific áreas in the City of Zamboanga. The following queries were raised thus, and the corresponding conclusions were drawn: 1. What are the factors affecting the decision-making process of victims-survivors of violence against women in their resolve not to pursue the case? Based on the findings of the study, per responses of the womensurvivors, the factors most common are: (1) Concern for children’s future; (2) Concern for children to grow up as a broken family; (3) Financial constraints; need for financial support (4) Women’s shame of being left by the man; “makahuya” (5) Unrequited love by woman to man; (6) Misconstrued emotions by woman to man; (7) Unaware of CHR Program for Assistance to VAW victimsurvivors; and (8) Unaware of government programs assisting VAW victimsurvivors. 2. What influences survivors to withdraw VAW complaints against the perpetrators? Based on the data gathered, the following are the influencing factors on survivors’ decisión to withdraw VAW complaints against perpetrators: (1) relatives’ advice to reconcile; (2) friends’ advice to reconcile and give husband a chance for the children’s sake; (3) personal decisión of woman with consideration on finances, stress, time, emotional pain; (4) Children asking to reconcile; (5) Children asking to let him go. 94