 Desire to keep the family intact: Women tend to keep their sufferings to themselves particularly if the abuser is the husband in order to keep their families intact and for fear of ridicule.  Wariness of the response of service providers. Women hesitate to report abuses against them because the authorities are not accommodating, aven treating their report as a mockery.  Low level of awareness of available remedies.  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. With respect to the sufficiency of responses to VAW victim-survivors’ issues / claims, many of the Regions reported that when cases are properly reported, the claims of the victim/survivors are addressed sufficiently. However, issues have been raised on the accessibility of protective services for the victim-survivors.  Newly elected officials are unaware of the procedures due to lack of information. Capacity building for government officials in handling VAWC cases should be given due attention.  There are no free interpreters that can assist PWDs whenever cases are filed at the PNP or barangay level. It is only the court that provides interpreter. This problem affects the ability of the child/PWD in expressing themselves.  Delays in the resolution of the case cause victims to lose interest. Long process of case hearings, postponements of hearing sometimes trigger clients to enter into settlements because of loss of interest on the case.  Lack of sensitivity of the police and others personnel handling the cases; treating the case as a mockery; Lack of qualified and trained personnel to handle the case.  Financial constraints, lack of financial support for the victims during the pendency of the case – e.g. for transportation, food. Specifically for marginalized women, the following issues have been raised 4