The book contains the stories of six women who have been the targets of injustice and have also been defenders of and fighters for justice. While the book focuses on the six women, I found that the six authors were also women who are outstanding in their own craft.
The next story is “Leni’s Improbable Journey” by Ed Garcia who wrote: “One thing runs through Leni Robredo’s public life. She served our people with all her heart. She gave her best to the most vulnerable in society; she reserved her strength to uplift the least among us.” There is the story of Robredo as the wife of then Naga mayor Jesse Robredo; then, congresswoman of the 3rd district of Camarines Sur and as the vice president of the nation.
The fourth story, “A Lifelong Activist” on Risa Hontiveros, politician, activist, journalist and media figure, is by Rafael ASG Ongpin. She is a senator of the Philippines and the lone oppositionist in high public office. She was a martial law baby and began her life as an activist during the martial law years. In 1998, Hontiveros co-founded the Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party, a progressive organization. This was composed of democratic socialists, social democrats and socialists.
There should be a movement for concerned citizens to buy this book to be donated to every public and private school library to serve as an inspiration for the Filipino youth. The book is available at San Anselmo Publications, Inc.
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