Afternoon Session started at 1:04 PM Atty. Cembrano introduced the second set of panelist, the second round of discussion is the sharing of each offices about the services they provide together with their reflections on the gains and challenges in addressing the GBV Cases, reflection on the office best practices, current data, trends and what should be the focus for the next year. The 2nd Set of Panelist starts at 1:30 PM Summary of the Panelist Discussions ❖ Zenaida N. Ybañez, VAW Desk Officer, Brgy. Baan KM3, Butuan City shared about the activities of their office, she said that she aleady encountered different kinds of experiences just like this one complainant that who does not want to go home because she got beaten up by her husband and Ms. Ybanñez as a desk officer, asked the complainant of what she wanted to happen then the complainant answered that she do not want her husband anymore and asked Ms. Ybañez to talked to her husband later that night because her husband is working at night so as the complainant instructed, Ms. Ybañez scheduled the discussion with the husband the next morning, she saw at that moment how eager the complainant was to break up with her husband. The morning comes, when it is already time for the scheduled discussion, Mrs. Ybañez saw the complainant back riding at her husband‟s motorcycle while saying that she already forgave her husband and she was worried about who will provide for her children if she will file and put her husband in jail so what happened was the VAW Desk officer cannot do anything when even the complainant do not want to continue with the case and that she also encountered a case where it already reached the court, the woman which is the complainant asked for a Barangay Protection Order (BPO) and the Barangay helped her. The story is about the Father who wants to be with his child and the mother no longer wants to be with his husband and in the end, the complainant did not continue the case. She also shared another story about the couple who wanted separation but then the next day they decided to join the mass wedding. She also said that in their barangay they have willingness to help with their complainants, but they cannot do anything anymore if the victim won‟t continue with the case. She ended by saying that in the year 2018 they have lesser case of VAW than 2019 it is because of women who wants to file even if in reality it was just a minor problem. ❖ Jessie Catherine B. Aranas, SWO IV, OIC-Chief, Protective Services Division, Department of Social Worker and Development reported about the situations of Human Trafficking and exploitation because it is also in the context of Violence Against Women and their Children in general, she presented the data of human trafficking in Caraga Region, she reported about the cases throughout the year. She also showed the comparison between the cases of VAWC‟s than of men in regards of human trafficking. She ended her report with the DSWD-VAWC‟s activities, challenges, preventions and advocacies in connection of VAWC. ❖ PCI Mirasol Y. Torralba, Chief, PNP – Regional Woman & Children Protection Desk Officer, RIDMD-RWCPD reported about the best practices of each Police Offices in the province, presented the documentation of the establishment of Women and Children Protection Unit (WCPU) and showed the pictures of the Seminars conducted in every barangay.