3. At Pangasinan State University, policies on Gender and Development which includes gender equality policies are being approved by the Board of Regents (BOR) as well as the GAD Code. Projects and activities are continuously implemented as stated in the GAD Plan and Budget of the university which is consistently endorsed by the CHED and the PCW. 4. Most cases being handled are those that involved violence against women and children. However, most of the VAWC desk established were not functional. 5. Women Organizations in Pangasinan often encounter cases which involved women and children who are abused by their own relatives but because of humiliation of their own family, cases are not being pursued. While with some gender – based violence cases are not pursued but rather are being resolved because of financial responsibilities when filing a case. 6. Political influence is also one of the reasons why some community people do not refer cases to authorities because they thought these government service providers do not seem to be concerned. 7. Since lack of awareness is one of the reasons why some people do not know their rights and the agency where they could refer to in case of problems, the participants both from the government agencies and women organization and even Higher Education Institution suggested that the Commission(CHR) should have a satellite office here in Pangasinan. Based on the observations, it can be concluded that, authorities should strengthen their capacity to implement their mandate and to inform the people especially those who are less fortunate that they are ready to extend their assistance. The government should also look into the function of the barangay VAWC desk so that GBV cases should be first resolved in the barangay. 18 | Page