In Islam areas in Region 11, women reportedly do not file cases against their husbands because “God that does not want that”. Also, for IPs, the “Tribu has a customary law where such cases are settled within the Tribu”.  Wariness of the response of service providers. Also as observed in CAR, women tend to be shy to report abuses or violence against them because the authorities are not accommodating. The personnel would sometimes treat the report or the incident as a mockery, and claim that the incident is temporary and the couple will eventually resolve their issues, which is a common occurrence as they want to preserve the family’s image and reputation. Groups from Regions 5 and 6 also cited the insensitivity of personnel handling cases of VAW, and discrimination towards marginalized sector such as PWDs and IPs. Another specific example is cited in Region 9, wherein reportedly, when persons are not politically affiliated/aligned with the Barangay Captain, they will be wary of seeking help from the barangay because they know that the opposing party will be favoured. This is also echoed in Region 5.  Low level of awareness of remedies. In CAR, there is a low level of awareness of services in the community to address or respond to VAW and discrimination. One of the reasons cited is the insufficiency of funds to provide the services. Among the recommendations to remedy these are: to have VAW desk in every Barangay, and training for authorities and local government officials tasked to handle VAW cases. In Region 9, women, especially those in rural areas, are unaware of the things they need to do after VAW is committed against them. Lack of awareness to services and laws protecting women still prevails, hence, the poorly reported cases of VAW.  Lack of financial resources. Many women are discouraged from reporting cases because of limited financial resources which they will need in processing and filing cases. As mentioned in Region 9, although there are lawyers who handle pro bono cases, they are worried that their case will not be given enough attention because of the volume of pro bono cases being handled. In Regions 10 and 11, participants 53