women of power

PDI’s Women of Power ‘catalysts for action’

Legal luminaries. Educators. Business leaders. Athletes. Environmentalists. Peace workers. For the third consecutive year, the…

Sabrina Ongkiko: Steadfast reformer in ‘broken system’ of education

Fate indeed leads the willing, as it did Sabrina Ongkiko. “Teacher Sabs,” which is how…

Amy Lazaro-Javier: ‘Eminent lady’ of the court

As a legal adage goes, the court speaks only through its judgments. And what better…

Kristina Conti’s long road to human rights advocacy

A human rights activist first before a lawyer. That is how Kristina Conti of the…

Felicitas Pantoja: Building peace, one coffee cup at a time

Felicitas Pantoja, chief executive officer of Coffee for Peace, looks back to her early days…

Dr. Arlyn Jawad Jumao-as: Doc at forefront of healing wounds of war in Basilan

As a young doctor in Basilan, Arlyn Jawad Jumao-as came face-to-face with the grim consequences…

Lt. Col. Ma. Rowena Muyuela: Seeing death in battle steeled Marines’ first woman commander

Just two weeks as a Marine lieutenant, Ma. Rowena Muyuela was put in charge of…

Mary Rose Gemma Rodriguez: Keeper of Antique’s culinary soul

ILOILO CITY—In the province of Antique, where the mountains cradle the sea and tradition whispers…

Paulette Deduque Liu: Cebu educator sees tech-voc skills as ticket out of poverty

CEBU CITY—Behind one of Cebu’s most successful technical-vocational institutes is a woman. Paulette Deduque Liu…

Dr. Ofelia Samar-Sy: Tapping education, health care to transform lives in Bicol

Having struggled to make ends meet during her school years, Dr. Ofelia Samar-Sy, 63, now…