Results of the Community-Based Peer Monitoring 13 Some of the gender-based violence and issues that were collected based on the women with disabilities understanding of the definition of gender-based violence are the following. From NCR-based peer monitor: A woman with disability was raped and got pregnant by a neighbour. The baby died soon after birth. The hearing is on-going but the perpetrator cannot be found. People were suggesting that the woman be brought to the mental health facility because she is unable to speak. In Cebu, the interviewee shared that her friend almost committed suicide due to the tension that she experienced as she does not know what to feed her children anymore. In Northern Mindanao: An interviewee mother was grieving that her children are not giving her importance/attention. The interviewee said she suffered harsh verbal bullying on social media from her neighbors and acquaintances (sinabihan ako ng masasakit na salita dahil hindi daw ako qualified dahil 4Ps ako at hindi na makakatanggap ng ayuda sa barangay–posted on FB). [Neighbors posted harsh comments on Facebook, saying I was not qualified for social support because I was already part of the 4Ps government program (conditional cash transfer). They said I also should not receive assistance from our barangay.]

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