Documentation on GBV Mapping Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Region _ Video presentation on the Gender Based Violence Observatory Project. She cited the general objectives of the FGD, which are the following:  Harness the capacities of the Commission and Regional Offices in monitoring functionality of referral mechanisms, providing recommendations, and influencing enhanced functionality and responsiveness of local inter-agency mechanisms to respond to VAW; It aims to strengthen the Commission’s mandate as Gender Ombud; and  Gather regional data on GBV during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the new normal, particularly highlighting trends, gaps, challenges, best practices, and key recommendations to enhance response. Then continued by presenting the following specific objectives:  Document and map GBV legal referral mechanisms during the COVID-19 crisis and the impact of the pandemic on legal referral mechanisms;  Partner with duty bearers and community women, women CSOs/NGOs in the conduct of mapping of legal referral mechanism during the COVID-19 pandemic;  Identify the most prevalent forms of GBV during the ECQ and post-ECQ period and observable trends in GBV and GBV response, i.e., case types, sectors, areas more prevalent, increase or decrease in reporting;  Document how the referral systems adopted to or failed to adopt to the ECQ period and the new normal in responding to cases of GBV (cite best practices);  Document key challenges posed in responding to GBV during ECQ and new normal at the Barangay level, the Women’s Desk level, Prosecution level and also from the perspectives of community women and women’s organizations;  Identify lessons learned from the Pandemic in terms of improving GBV response; and  Forward key recommendations to inter-agency mechanisms mandated to address different forms of GBV After explaining all the objectives, Avila proceeded with the FGD proper. When asked about the demographics of records on GBV, Serdeño of CSWDO, said that GAD data is available in their office and, in fact, CSWDO has a Special Case Division that keeps records for submission purposes to respective offices. When Avila asked about the GBV related case or complaints received during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), Ms. Sharon Tud said that “there were no reported cases during that time, in case, there were it was very minimal only.” 4