Teresita Barrera

I embrace God's gift being endowed to me. It is the most beautiful gift to deliver life. Because I am a woman born with a purpose in life, I grip within me deep and a compassionate heart. But first, being a woman many if not all, have considered me weak. Judgment has been thrown without really trying to discern the best qualities I'm equipped with. A woman many perceive with no bones to become worthfulfilling.

In my early days, I always succumb to all that I'm asked to do. There was never gender equality among my peer group. Even if I've excelled in many things, it was not enough to compensate for their belief that I don't need to be given special tasks to perform. Gender inequality was a gender-based discrimination I have concluded that many took advantage of the vulnerability of women

Women who work as hospitality girls are considered mere toys being played with, with worldly lust. They're being handled not with caress but with harassment They're being despised and scorned. Their right to live a happy normal life is being deprived of them. I have seen how helpless a woman becomes when not socially accepted in a community With all of these, being a woman living with a purpose, I refute to disagree. Being a woman I stand to fight for our equal rights with anybody else

We are women with high self-esteem and be accorded due respect. As women in our community, we work cooperatively to ensure the stability, progress and development of our place.

As a woman I feel empowered to lead a healthy life and risk-free for all those helpless women. I know the Lord's faithfulness with His mercy and grace, we will be able to achieve a happy and healthy nation with all the women equipped with great integrity, loving hearts, and powerful voice to shout out their advocacy