In recent news about the development of the state of the Reproductive Health Bill in the country, twenty Philippine senators signed an approval of the said bill. This signing of an approval means a great development for the RH Bill for it means that the bill is actually going somewhere and not neglected totally. In a previous blog entry, I listed down the name of the Senators who signed the said approval. In the next few blog entries, I will be discussing the profiles of these Senators and probably state why they signed the approval. For today, we will be looking at Senator Pia Cayetano.
Born on March 22, 1966, Pilar Juliana Schramm Cayetano is a lawyer, politician, and the youngest female elected senator in the history of the Republic of the Philippines. Her first term as a senator was in 2004, and she was then re-elected for a second in the 2010 elections. Being a politician runs in her blood. She is the unica hija of the late Senator Renato “Compañero” Cayetano and wife Sandra Schramm, who is a German-American school teacher. She has three brothers who are also popular in their respective fields. Alan Cayetano is a fellow senator, Rene Cayetano is an ex-councilor, and youngest brother Lino Cayetano is a well-know movie and television director.
As a lawyer, she worked in companies and organizations such as the Castillo, Laman Tan, and Pantaleon Law Offices; Belle Corporation and its affiliate BW Resources; Philweb Corporation. She was also appointed chairman of the Maxi Group of Companies. When her father, a famous politician, died in 2003 of stomach cancer, she was encouraged by her father’s colleagues to finish the work and advocacies his father started. She was the better choice because of her good background as a lawyer and economist. In the 2004 election, though unknown at first and with the help of her massive campaign, she won a seat at the senate landing in the sixth position.
As the youngest elected female senator, Pia Cayetano fought and still continues to fight for women right here in the Philippines. She advocated numerous programs that would benefit Filipino women. This gained her a popular position in the world of feminism here in the country. You would always see her front and center fighting for controversies against women and would always come up with campaigns, advocacies, and laws protecting women’s rights.
As for her personal life, Pia is a mother of two beautiful girls, Maxine and Nadine. In her spare time, she is a sports enthusiast, an advocate of youth development and healthy lifestyle among Filipinos. She has participated in numerous triathlons in and out of the country to support her campaign of a fit and healthy lifestyle. She has also established foundations such as Gabriel Symphony Foundation, in honor of her son who dies of multiple congenital anomalies; and in memory of her father, the Compañero Rene Cayetano Foundation was put up to support underprivileged people with their health and education.
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