Furthermore, BFAR identified the issues faced by fisherfolks like declining fish catch and limited places to sell fish and collect shellfish. None of the issues were related to violence. BFAR point out that some fisherfolks organizations have low sustainability due to their motivational attitude to continue their organizations even though they were helped by NGOs on their early years of the organization. Likewise, on the part of OPAG, they assist registration of association and help in formulating project design so that association can request financial assistance from the government. Their regular program encompasses giving assistance to the association not only the fisherfolks. They also assist and giving food packs during the pandemic but it is spearheaded by the Provincial Government. They also train volunteers of the Bantaydagat and provide the legal aspects of it. They do not give financial assistance to individual in Bantay-dagat but if there were association related to them can request one. OPAG noted that the fisherfolks lacks more trainings and motivation to build and flourish. SUMMARY With the use of thematic analysis on the in-depth interview, this study found out that for the women fisherfolk, personal satisfaction covers the importance of water wherein they get their income, livelihood and provides their daily needs. During pandemics, their struggles revolve around the negative feeling and emotions of lesser or no income brought by pandemic, their struggles in selling their produce and the lack of family bonding due to this crisis. With these struggles they pointed out, women fisherfolks suggest the government to help them financially and be given enhancement