Documentation on GBV Mapping Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Region _ Interview with an IP Women Representative October 26, 2020 The meeting started at 5:15 in the afternoon. When asked if she was aware of the local GBV policies or barangay ordinances about this, she said that she was aware and she attends gathering or meeting organized by their barangay. But in their IP community, there was no particular ordinance that they have adopted because there was no GBV cases to mention in their tribe. One thing she mentioned was the VAW desk in their barangay that handles GBV related cases. The most common forms of violence committed against women and children were physical abuse and harassment, mostly by their abusive husband. She said that she cannot recall any GBV case filed in their barangay and even in their IP community. During the ECQ, the only difficulty that I can recall was about the mobility going to the barangay hall. Since transportation services were limited, the fare went double too. “It was difficult on our part considering that many of us lost jobs.” The sole respondent said that for her, the most affected sector during the ECQ were the IP women since most of them were not able to work so they were forced to go to the city center to look for extra money in order to feed their children. It was also difficult to ask for help because their community was very far from the authorities and they had no money to pay for the transportation. Though in NCIP, once you reached their office, assistance was always there even legal assistance. She affirmed that the best practices that she can think of was the reliability of the issuance of Barangay Protection Order (BPO) in their barangay when needed and even relief goods were readily given to survivors or victims of GBV. She further explained that a one-month period of assistance was extended by the barangay to the victims or survivors of GBV and if there was available livelihood assistance, they were prioritized by the barangay. In term of documentation of GBV cases, she said that “Dai man po ako kaibanan diyan sa proseso pero aram ko na dokumentado ang mga kaso na pigpafile sa barangay mi digdi sa Sta. Teresita. Pero may naaaraman man akong kaso sa ibang barangay pero kadaklan dai na man ninda pigpapaabot pa sa CSWDO ta pigresolba na man sa barangay lang.” Further, she said that “An pinakaepektibo garo samuya sa mga IP women ay itong iextend and assistance lalo na duman sa mga suway na sa saindang mga agom.” Maybe money for capital in small business enterprise would greatly in helping the survivor to start anew in her life. During the pandemic, the government provided us with relief goods from rice to other necessities and they gave us seedlings to sustain our daily needs. 24